Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Yigal Levin <Yigal.Levin AT biu.ac.il>]

Hi Pere,

Considering the fact that the verse goes on to compare man's fate to that of
fish in a net and birds in a trap, and then repeats that a man can never
know when bad things will happen suddenly, I would say that the first part
obviously refers to man's not knowing when something bad will happen. But
you are correct in that the verse does not specifically mention death. It
could refer to a sudden crash in the stock market...:-) 


Yigal Levin

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[mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Pere Porta
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 7:56 AM
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Ecc 9:12

Dear b-hebrew listers,

Ecc 9:12 -- Literally the Hebrew says: "Moreover, man does not know his
time..........".
I remark that the first seven words in Ecc 9:12 are often understood  -as
shown in several translations-  as "the humans do not know when they will
die".

Do you feel this is a misunderstanding of the text?
What does the Hebrew text really mean?

--
Pere Porta
(Barcelona, Catalonia, Northeastern Spain)
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