Hi Pere, Considering the fact that the verse goes on to compare man's fate to that of fish in a net and birds in a trap, and then repeats that a man can never know when bad things will happen suddenly, I would say that the first part obviously refers to man's not knowing when something bad will happen. But you are correct in that the verse does not specifically mention death. It could refer to a sudden crash in the stock market...:-)
Yigal Levin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pere Porta Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 7:56 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Ecc 9:12 Dear b-hebrew listers, Ecc 9:12 -- Literally the Hebrew says: "Moreover, man does not know his time..........". I remark that the first seven words in Ecc 9:12 are often understood -as shown in several translations- as "the humans do not know when they will die". Do you feel this is a misunderstanding of the text? What does the Hebrew text really mean? -- Pere Porta (Barcelona, Catalonia, Northeastern Spain) _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
