From: "Reinier de Blois" <r.de.blois AT solcon.nl>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: RE: [b-hebrew] Me(onah in Deut. 33:27
Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 16:24:19 +0200
Dear Yigal,
> The phrase "Me(onah Elohey Qedem" (Deut. 33:27) is translated
> "The eternal God is thy refuge" in the AV, and "He subdues
> the ancient gods" by NRSV, with a note about "mythic imagery".
> What is Me(onah? Ma(on is usually a "residence", so wouldn't
> it be "The residence of the ancient/everlasting G/god"?
Wouldn't that require ME(ONAT?
> I can
> understand how AV got from "residence" to "refuge". Where did
> "subdue" come from?