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Re: [b-hebrew] Deuteronomy 32:7, first half

From: David Kummerow <farmerjoeblo AT hotmail.com>
To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Deuteronomy 32:7, first half
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:19:16 +1000

True, but such a mix of singular and plural is not unheard-of, and seems to happen a lot in
poetry.

Especially so in Deuteronomy:

McConville, J. G. 2002. “Singular Address in the Deuteronomic Law and the Politics of Legal Administration.” Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 97: 19-36.

Regards,
David Kummerow.

[b-hebrew] Deuteronomy 32:7, first half, K Randolph, 05/29/2008
- Re: [b-hebrew] Deuteronomy 32:7, first half, dwashbur, 05/29/2008
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- Re: [b-hebrew] Deuteronomy 32:7, first half, David Kummerow, 05/29/2008