Jim: On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 7:01 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> > … > > A majority of scholars have followed Karl’s traditional view. … > > Whether any scholars follow it is irrelevant. > > > “The second element in the messenger’s prenatal characterization of Ishmael > [at Genesis 16: 12] is similarly ambiguous. Most interpreters think the > narrator wishes to portray Ishmael and his descendants as people of conflict, > and thus they render the phrase something like ‘his hand against everyone and > everyone’s hand against him’… > > It is not a matter of thinking or wishing, rather what does the phase mean? > In four of the remaining six cases, the sense is one of assistance, and > ‘hand’ is the object of ‘strengthen’ or ‘hold’ (the pi(el or hip(il of hazaq, > as in Gen 21:8 > > Not found in Genesis 21:8. > and 1 Sam 23:16 > > I mentioned this as an example of being careful, as this is not an example of the phrase for other reasons. > ), ‘rest’ (nux, as in Isa 25:10 > > Look at the context, i.e. read the whole chapter. > ), or ‘touch’ (naga, as in Dan 10:10 > > This is a different sentence structure, not an example of the phrase. The rest of the quote gives no examples to back up his claims. > > > Jim Stinehart > > Evanston, Illinois > > Absent any examples to contradict it, the phrase YD B- indicates warfare. This does not mean constant warfare, rather that warfare against all will happen. And has that not happened? Karl W. Randolph. _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
