Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 24/08/2005 21:47, Karl Randolph wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Kirk" <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
>
>  
>
> > On 23/08/2005 17:01, Karl Randolph wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > ... By allowing for the "stronger" use of WAW in Leviticus 20:17 
> > > preceding the NKRTW a reading of the verse will not force us into 
> > > a unique meaning for XSD rather the XSD HW) WNKRTW L(YNY BNY (MM 
> > > is the complete phrase.
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > I accept that this parsing is not totally impossible, although 
> > unlikely. But this still means accepting a unique sense of XESED as 
> > suggesting some kind of command.
> >
> >    
> I don't follow you here, how can this be a command?
>
>  
I understand your interpretation as something like "The right/faithful 
thing to do is to cut them off...", i.e. as a way of introducing a command.

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