On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Stewart Felker <stewart.felker AT gmail.com> wrote:Dave Washburn
וְדִבֶּר שָׁלֹום לַגֹּויִם וּמָשְׁלֹו מִיָּם עַד יָם וּמִנָּהָר עַד אַפְסֵי אָֽרֶץI have two issues here. משלו here is to be understood as "his dominion" - the object of דבר, correct? So, "and he will proclaim peace to the nations and [proclaim] his ruling/dominion..." Most major translations seem to be obscure this, supplying that his dominion "will extend" or "will be" from sea to sea.
וּמָשְׁלֹו מִיָּם עַד יָם looks more like a verbless clause to me: He will proclaim peace to the nations, and his dominion is/will be from sea to sea etc. I'm not sure the grammar will support it as an object of דִבֶּר. It reads more naturally as a separate clause.Also, is it possible that the waw connecting מים עד ים with מנהר עד אפסי ארץ is epexegetical?I tend to think so. "From sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth/land" appears to be a rather extensive way of saying "everywhere."
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