Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

John,

Right after saying "He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den  
(cover?)" the poet goes on to say "he draweth him into his net",  
implying that the momentary lion analogy is over. Henceforth no more  
lion but only man. Hence, I would tentatively translate psalm 10:10  
as: "And he will oppress the meek, and the poor shall fall into his  
forts (strongholds, cages, traps?)". No teeth, no claws.

It appears to me that you grammatically micro-manage the text to  
death. Flow with the logic of the poetry and you will get the text  
right.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Feb 28, 2007, at 5:57 PM, JBarach AT aol.com wrote:

> BHaverim --
>
> What in the world do you do with Psalm 10:10?
> In short: I'm baffled.  Help!
>
> Thanks!
>
> John
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