Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George F Somsel <gfsomsel AT juno.com>]

On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:32:20 -0400 "Steve Miller"
<smille10 AT sbcglobal.net> writes:
> 
> Thanks Karl,
> 
> Building on your translation and on Peter's previous examples of 
> adam & ish
> used together, I would translate it:
> And He will say, no prophet am I, I am a noble Man, a servant of the 
> ground,
> because the lowly of mankind I have been made to purchase from My 
> youth.
> 
> Servant of the ground signifies the lowly of mankind, whom  He came 
> to
> serve.
> 
> The price He paid for the purchase is in the next 2 verses, 6-7.
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What in the world is that supposed to mean?  I always begin with the
assumption that the text has meaning, but I see none in your
"translation."

george
gfsomsel
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