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[b-hebrew] Proverbs 19:18 - let not thy soul spare for his crying

From: "A. Philip Brown II" <philipbrown AT apbrown2.net>
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Subject: [b-hebrew] Proverbs 19:18 - let not thy soul spare for his crying
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 13:51:33 -0400

The AV translates the last stich of Prov. 19:18 "let not thy soul spare for
his crying."

Can someone provide me the basis for this translation? I know the marginal
reading offers as an alternative to "for his crying" - "to his destruction:
or, to cause him to die," which is what all modern translations say.

The LXX does not read this way, and I can't find any commentary that
explains the basis for the AV translating W:)EL-H:AMIYTOW as "for his
crying."

Any help would be appreciated.

Philip Brown

[b-hebrew] Proverbs 19:18 - let not thy soul spare for his crying, A. Philip Brown II, 07/25/2006