To: list b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Cc: Peter_Kirk AT SIL.ORG
Subject: Re: Change of person (Is 1:24b-31)
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 06:18:54 +0800
Peter_Kirk AT SIL.ORG wrote:
> As I mentioned in a previous E-mail, I see an inclusio from verses 21
> to 26 "faithful city" which suggests a self-contained section 21-26.
> That and the shift of person would be enough to suggest a change at
> v.27.
Peter, I'm not quite sure what kind of change you are saying is suggested.
Is this a
change of speaker? Even if "faithful city" is an inclusio, that does not
prevent the
original speaker from continuing. Hence, my original question.
> I am not sure that NIV takes 27-28 as a parenthesis, but if it
> does I would suggest that this is incorrect - I don't see coherence
> (as NIV has translated) between 21-26 and 29-31. More probably 21-26,
> 27-28 and 29-31 were originally three separate utterances.
>
Perhaps "parenthesis" was the wrong term. Would you prefer "transitional
statement"?
Anyway, NIV clearly takes 27-28 out of the quotation marks.
I personally am steered away from the verses simply being a transitional
statement
because, instead of smoothing out problematic grammar, these verses are the
location
of some of the more unusual grammar forms. As I said, it looks like peak to
me. I
guess I'm just going to have that open note to myself to continue to look for
shift of
person at peaks in predictive narratives.
Hey, I know! This is just another example of editorial work that was
botched! ;^>
Paul
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Paul and Dee Zellmer, Jimmy Guingab, Geoffrey Beltran
Ibanag Translation Project
Cabagan, Philippines