Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Michael Avraham <koufax1959 AT yahoo.com>]

It was claimed that the reason for the change from  )L to DRK(derech) was to 
indicate that the temple had been destroyed in  verse 48. Is there any 
accuracy to that?  

                
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Alter's translation (Was: Daniel 6:27
 (time  indefinite) II)
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On 21/11/2005 19:22, Bill Rea wrote:

>... The comments are written
>in very good English not Alter's slightly quirky translation style. There
>is an extended essay on translation at the front which is well worth
>reading. Taking everything together, as they clearly should be, it is a
>work which every serious student of the Bible ought to consider adding to
>their resources.
>  
>

I don't deny your last sentence. But the first one above seems to 
confirm what I said before, that the translation is written "quirky" 
rather than good natural English.

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