Jack: The “missing” waw is found elsewhere, most commonly in lists of names such as in the early chapters of 1 Chronicles. As such, it’s found within as well as between verses.
Context is the clue as to how we should read these verses. Karl W. Randolph. On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Jack Kilmon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Exodus 3-5 are one commandment broken into three stanzas. My interest is > with 20:4 and 20:5. > > 20:4 לֹֽא תַֽעֲשֶׂה־לְךָ פֶסֶל וְכָל־תְּמוּנָה אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׁמַיִם > מִמַּעַל וַֽאֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ מִתַָּחַת וַאֲשֶׁר בַּמַּיִם מִתַּחַת לָאָֽרֶץ > > > Should there be conjunction understood between 4 and: > > 20:5 לֹֽא־תִשְׁתַּחְוֶה לָהֶם וְלֹא תָעָבְדֵם כִּי אָֽנֹכִי יְהוָה > אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֵל קַנָּא פֹּקֵד עֲוֹן אָבֹת עַל־בָּנִים עַל־שִׁלֵּשִׁים > וְעַל־רִבֵּעִים לְשֹׂנְאָֽי׃ ........ > so the reading/intent would be : > > 4 You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything > that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the > water under the earth....AND... > 5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the LORD your God > am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the > third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, > > The intention of this single thought divided in three stanzas makes more > sense that “you shall not make any idols AND/OR for the purpose of bowing > down to them, etc., not necessarily prohibiting the sculpture of lions and > wombats as long as you weren’t worshipping lions and wombats. > > Are there any other consecutive verses where a waw may be absent but > understood? > > Jack > > Jack Kilmon > Houston, TX > > > «ἐξ ἱστορίας ἐὰν ἄρῃς τὴν ἀλήθειαν, τὸ καταλειπόμενον αὐτῆς ἀνωφελὲς > γίνεται διήγημα» > > "if you take truth from history what is left is but an idle tale" > > Polybius [XII.12.3] > >
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