Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>]

Kelton:

I considered the Niphal, however the context indicates that the subject of 
the verb is God in an active sense, thus ruling out the Niphal.

The Niphal would have the same consonants, different points (which I don’t 
see anyways.)

Karl W. Randolph.

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From: kgraham0938 AT comcast.net

> 
> @Karl:
> 
> So you take this as a Niphal as opposed to a Piel??  --
> Kelton Graham
> KGRAHAM0938 AT comcast.net
> 
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> 
> > Chris: I read this with an unpointed text, so there is a bit of 
> > analysis needed to glean a meaning of this formation. The Qal 
> > meaning of this verb, as far as I can tell, is to be clear, as in 
> > clean, considered innocent. The waw can also signal a contrast, 
> > translated in English as “but”. I translate the section “but he 
> > who considers himself innocent he ( YHWH ) will not clear” or 
> > “but the one declaring his innocence ...” (functionally the same 
> > basic idea). In this reading, I consider the passages indicating 
> > that all people are guilty before God, and when one considers 
> > himself innocent, that is ipso facto evidence of his guilt (at 
> > the very least, pride which God hates). Karl W. Randolph.
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