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  • From: JimStinehart AT aol.com
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  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Was Pharaoh "Touched" or "Plagued" by God at Genesis 12: 17?
  • Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:45:54 EDT


David Hamuel:

You wrote: “ Very touching.
nun, gimel, ayin =
1. NEga' — plague; disaster; disease etc etc
2. naGA — touch; reach; touch upon etc etc
3. nigGA — defeat etc etc”

How would you compare and contrast the use of the Hebrew verb NG( at Genesis
12: 17 and at Genesis 32: 25?

My argument is that in both cases, the meaning is that YHWH applies “a
mysterious, harsh divine t-o-u-c-h, that has great meaning”.

As an expert in Hebrew grammar, your opinion of how to compare and contrast
the Hebrew verb NG( at Genesis 12: 17 and Genesis 32: 25 would be greatly
appreciated.

Do you think that the Hebrew author of the Patriarchal narratives wants us to
perceive YHWH as communicating with first Pharaoh and then Jacob in a
somewhat comparable manner? If not, then why did the author use the same
Hebrew
verb, NG(, in both cases?

Jim Stinehart
Evanston, Illinois




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