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  • From: Chavoux Luyt <chavoux AT gmail.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Deut.33:5 - Who is the king?
  • Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:54:07 +0200

Shalom friends

In Deut.33:5 we have:
 ויהי בישרון מלך בהתאסף ראשי עם יחד שבטי ישראל׃
("and he became king in Yeshurun...")
In the context this verse appears to be ambiguous: it could either refer to Moses (named in verse 4) or refer back to the LORD (verse 2-3). It appears that most translations prefer the latter option. Am I correct that the Hebrew is ambiguous or is their any linguistic (or other) reason to prefer either meaning?

Thanks
Chavoux Luyt



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