Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

The proposed translation, I believe, is this:

"Better is she who flaunts eyes than a foolishly arrogant walker"

a translation that fully and correctly captures the wisdom of the  
ancients.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Jan 10, 2013, at 4:12 PM, Dave Washburn wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 10:26 AM, K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> > Dear All:
> >
> > I question about one word here נפשׁ NP$, but it makes a big  
> > difference.
> >
> > טוב מראה עינים מהלך־נפשׁ גם־זה הבל  
> > ורעות רוח׃
> >
> > The LXX translates it as ψυχη but the context and form indicate  
> > that this
> > should be a niphal verb. If so, what would be its meaning? Would it  
> > be
> > related to פושׁ PW$ “to paw out” found in Jeremiah 50:11? Or  
> > a verb from the
> > same root as פשׁ P$ “foolish arrogance” found in Job 35:15?
> >
> > What do you all think?
>
>
> How exactly would you translate the entire thing then?
>
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