BTW, does not Hosea 10:10 also have "eyes" in a simple plural?
Karl W. Randolph.
Dear Karl,
I think whenever `ayin appears in the dual it means "eyes," but
whenever it appears in the plural it means "springs." Hence if we
re-vowel the word in Pro 5:16 to read me`eynoteyka it means "from
your springs" not "from your eyes." When `ayin is singular,
context will have to tell whether it means "eye" or "spring."
I vote leaving the MT as is and wrestling with whether Pro 5:16 is
a question or a hope.
Shalom,
Bryan
you wrote:
Harold:
It is precisely because I had difficulty with the traditional
meaning that I even considered a different reading. That is why I
asked if there is a grammatical reason not to read it as such, not
what does tradition say. By tradition, I include the Masoritic
pointing.
There is no grammatical indication that this is a question.
The context indicates that a man should be looking at his wife
only, not at other women, which should "be dispersed from his
eyes". My reading keeps the grammar as standard instead of changing
to a grammatically non-standard question and fits the context. Is
there any grammatical point that I overlook?
Karl W. Randolph.
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