Dear Karl, The Oxford Annotated Bible: Revised Standard Version: College Edition, page 159, has a note referencing I Samuel 15. That would be the LORD's command to Saul to utterly destroy the Amalekites, i.e. the Amalekites are NOT to be ransomed. The verse is I Samuel 15:3.
Rev. Bryant J. Williams III ----- Original Message ----- From: "K Randolph" <[email protected]> To: "B-Hebrew" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2011 7:49 AM Subject: [b-hebrew] Does the consecrated person die? > Dear B-Hebrew Haburim: > > This is a verse that has puzzled me for some time, Leviticus 27:29. In the > context, it appears that the consecrated person is to be executed, i.e. > human sacrifice. > > What say ye? > > Karl W. Randolph. > _______________________________________________ > b-hebrew mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/696 - Release Date: 02/21/2007 3:19 PM > > _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
