Verse 22 continues the description in verse 8 where Abraham is described as standing under the tree. Thus verse 22 reads: ..." and Abraham still [ (wdnw - odenu ] stands...."
Uri
wattswestmaas <wattswestmaas AT eircom.net> wrote:
GENESIS 18:22
"the Lord yet stood before Abraham" and "Abraham yet stood before the Lord"
the first sentence being substituted for the latter in the masoretic notes.
I do not understand why the scribes would object to the first rendering?
Chris Watts.
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