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Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void

From: "Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>
To: "Peter Kirk" <peter AT qaya.org>
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 13:17:27 -0500

Peter:

If you can find an example of "day" in the context
of a number describing the "day" where the context
indicates that it refers to something other than
the equivalent of a 24 hour day, then you can say
that Biblical Hebrew practice was different than
modern English. I know of no such examples. I also
believe that the English practice was influenced by
Biblical Hebrew through early translations.

The observation is that every time a number is
used to describe day(s) that "day" refers to the
equivalent of 24 hours or a part thereof.

My evidence is Tanakh.

Karl W. Randolph.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Kirk" <peter AT qaya.org>
>
> On 15/04/2006 16:08, Karl Randolph wrote:
> > ... But with a number, a 24 hour day.
> >
> >
> What is your evidence for this? It may be true in English, but that
> does not imply that it is true of Hebrew.
>
> -- Peter Kirk
> peter AT qaya.org (personal)
> peterkirk AT qaya.org (work)
> http://www.qaya.org/

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Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void , (continued)
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Revdpickrel, 04/14/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Revdpickrel, 04/14/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Karl Randolph, 04/14/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Revdpickrel, 04/14/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Karl Randolph, 04/14/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Peter Kirk, 04/15/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Karl Randolph, 04/15/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Peter Kirk, 04/15/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Karl Randolph, 04/15/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Peter Kirk, 04/15/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Karl Randolph, 04/15/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Peter Kirk, 04/15/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Dave Washburn, 04/15/2006
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Peter Kirk, 04/15/2006
      - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Dave Washburn, 04/15/2006
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Harold R. Holmyard III, 04/15/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Karl Randolph, 04/15/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Peter Kirk, 04/15/2006
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Harold R. Holmyard III, 04/15/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Karl Randolph, 04/15/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void, Peter Kirk, 04/15/2006