Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.ac.il>]

NJPS has "visit the guilt".
Jonathan D. SAfren


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Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 7:19 AM
Subject: [b-hebrew] Karl - Ex 34.7 - punish or visit inquity


> Karl,
> 
> I hate to make the argument from authority but every 
> translation I could find translates piqed as either punish 
> or visit inquity or charge inquity:
> 
> NLT, NIV= Punish
> KJV, NASB, RSV, Webster, Darby, ASV, HNV = Visit iniquity 
> upon
> Young = Charging iniquity upon
> Vulgate = est qui reddis iniquitatem patrum in filiis ac 
> nepotibus in tertiam et quartam progeniem
> LXX =  epagwn anomiav paterwn epi tekna kai epi tekna 
> teknwn epi trithn kai tetarthn genean
> 
> In * iq * ui * ties 
> 
> 1. Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness.
> 2. A grossly immoral act; a sin.
> 
> Of course, the phrase *visit inquity upon* is pretty 
> archaic terminology but it clearly means *punish*. 
> 
> Jack Tladatsi
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