Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Michael" <michaelabernat9001 AT sbcglobal.net>]

I recently read a reference to Donald Bretherton's suggestion that Exodus 
22:17 
 מְכַשֵּׁפָה לֹא תְחַיֶּה 
MK$PH L) TXYH


be translated  
"A woman practicing magic must not restore to life any dead person or beast: 
she will surely be put to death."

While I can see a few variations on "Do not allow a sorceress (or 
necromancer) to live, I can't see how this translation makes sense.

Am I missing something? 

Sincerly,

Michael Abernathy