Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>]

James,

Thanks for bringing the evidence of the translations to bear upon this 
question. However, I believe it is unfair to second guess Alter's motivations 
for his reading, and not really appropriate here.


Regards,

GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au