Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

To reinforce Jerry's comments, the word you are asking about, Steve, is a participle predicated of a plural subject (keepers). Your suggestion (keeping) would require an infinitive, and that's just not what is here.

GEORGE ATHAS

Dean of Research,

Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au)

Sydney, Australia

From: Steve Miller <smille10 AT sbcglobal.net>
Reply-To: "steve AT voiceInWilderness.info" <steve AT voiceInWilderness.info>
Date: Monday, 5 November 2012 1:57 PM
To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [b-hebrew] Ps 31:7 hashomrim

Can “hashomrim” in Ps 31:7 be translated “the keeping of” instead of “the keepers of”?

 

That is, instead of:

I have hated the keepers of worthless vanities

 

Can it be?:

I have hated the keeping of worthless vanities

 

Thank you.

 

Sincerely yours,

Steve Miller

Detroit

www.voiceInWilderness.info

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