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  • From: Harold Holmyard <hholmyard AT ont.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] psalm 40:7
  • Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 15:00:00 -0500

Dear Kenneth,

I would like to ask any Hebrew expert for an opinion about Psalm 40:7. I
think the usual translation about ears being opened does not make sense. I
have tried to regroup some of the letters into new words that I think make
sense:
"They sacrificed a gift offering, You did not desire then their lament, You gave
a feast for me, a burnt offering and a sin offering You did not ask then."
I moved the letter W to the end of the word "sacrifice" and I divided ears into "then"
)Z and "their lament" NYM. Many dictionaries say the noun NY is a variation of the word NHY.
I think the writer is saying that G-d did not want sacrifices that involved
mourning, so they gave a gift offering only. Does anyone think this makes
sense and is this translation grammatically correct? Thank you.


HH: The Hebrew verb you are citing for "gave a feast" only has that meaning when there is a cognate accusative noun with it (2 Kgs 6:23), as far as I can tell.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard




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