Biblical Hebrew Forum

[K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

George:

So are you.

Karl W. Randolph.

On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 6:15 PM, George Athas 
<George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>wrote:

> Yes, Karl, I know you did. But you're engaging in extra-contextual
> analysis there, by appealing to the use of the phrase in another context to
> determine the meaning in the given context.
>
>
> GEORGE ATHAS
> Dean of Research,
> Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au)
> Sydney, Australia
>
>
> From: K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com<mailto:kwrandolph AT gmail.com>>
> Date: Tuesday, 11 September 2012 5:37 AM
> To: George Athas <george.athas AT moore.edu.au<mailto:
> george.athas AT moore.edu.au>>
> Cc: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org<mailto:b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
> >>
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] skies in plural?
>
> George:
>
> I have already pointed out that the phrase על פני has a wider semantic
> range than just “upon the surface of”, rather its contexts show it being
> used even in the sense of “among” making the birds fly “within”. I’d have
> to go back to see in which message that was.
>
> Karl W. Randolph.
>