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  • From: Yigal Levin <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>
  • To: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Son of man vs. Enosh
  • Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 23:58:11 +0200

Tory, the Stone edition is actually a terrible choice if you wish to understand the Hebrew literally. It's so-called translation is actually a compendium of various interpretations taken from different sources. In this case, SOME of the commentators, such as the midrash Genesis Rabba, followed by Rashi, understood the Hebrew "huxal" as being derived from "xol" - "profane", and understood Enosh's generation as the first to call idols divine. Other commentators, such as Ibn-Ezra and Seforno, oppose this interpretation, and prefer "then people began to call in the name of the Lord" - they began to pray to God.

Yigal Levin


----- Original Message ----- From: "Tory Thorpe" <torythrp AT yahoo.com>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Son of man vs. Enosh


Here's another. From the Stone Edition of the Chumash (ArtScroll Series):

"And as for Seth, to him also a son was born, and he named him Enosh. Then to call in the Name of Hashem became profaned."

Tory Thorpe


Harold Holmyard <hholmyard AT ont.com> wrote: davidfentonism AT aim.com wrote:
I'm not sure what "line" you refer to. My inquiry is earnest and if
you have a direction in which you suggest I go, it would be
appreciated. Even better, what do you say the verse is saying in light
of my original question?

HH: The line is the slant you are trying to give the verse. What the
verse is saying is what the standard translations say it is saying. I
have never seen an alternative in any major published translation. Do
you have an alternative example to offer? You don't seem to understand
Hebrew. Just stick with the major translations and commentaries
available. They are reliable. Sometimes there is disagreement among
them, and those are cases for closer investigation. This is not one of
them, as far as I know. Are you translating the verse without recourse
to standard translations? Here are a few:

KJV: Gen. 4:26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he
called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.

NRSV: Gen. 4:26 To Seth also a son was born, and he named him Enosh. At
that time people began to invoke the name of the LORD.

NIV: Gen. 4:26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that
time men began to call on the name of the LORD.

HCSB: Gen. 4:26 A son was born to Seth also, and he named him Enosh. At
that time people began to call on the name of the Lord.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard

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