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Re: [b-hebrew] Psalm 118:6

From: "Yitzhak Sapir" <yitzhaksapir AT gmail.com>
To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Psalm 118:6
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:58:07 +0300

On 6/26/06, Kim Chua wrote:

Can someone please give the literal translation of
Psalm 118:6 from the Hebrew to English?
The English is The Lord is on my side, another
is The Lord is with me.

The literal translation of the first two words is:
"YHWH (is) for/to/of me." The word "is" is unnecessary
in the Hebrew text (and thus does not appear, but must appear
in a translation). The word "for/to/of me" is a preposition
which is used often in idiomatic expressions.

Yitzhak Sapir
http://toldot.blogspot.com

[b-hebrew] Psalm 118:6, Kim Chua, 06/26/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Psalm 118:6, Yitzhak Sapir, 06/26/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Psalm 118:6, Alexander Oldernes, 06/26/2006
- Re: [b-hebrew] Psalm 118:6, Joel Stucki, 06/26/2006
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [b-hebrew] Psalm 118:6, Karl Randolph, 06/26/2006
- [b-hebrew] Psalm 118:6, Kim Chua, 06/27/2006
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Psalm 118:6, Peter Kirk, 06/27/2006