Hi George, The interruption is welcome. However, I agree with what you have said as well. So, I guess the love fest continues.
Blessings, Jerry Jerry Shepherd Taylor Seminary Edmonton, Alberta [email protected] On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 9:46 PM, George Athas <[email protected]>wrote: > Sorry to break up the love-in… > > Just to nuance the previous comments from Jerry and Dave: While the > clause in question is indeed a verbless clause, we need to remember that > this is poetry not prose. As such, supplying a verb isn't requisite. It all > depends on how you phrase it in English. Poetry is, after all, about using > words and clauses in non-standard ways. Note the consistent use of * > weqatal* verbs throughout v.10, which ties all the actions together into > one big whole. I'd render the sections as something like this: > > 9. Celebrate greatly, Daughter Zion! > Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! > See your king comes to you, > exonerated and freed. > He is humble, and riding on a donkey, > on an ass, the foal of she-asses, > 10. eliminating chariotry in Ephraim, > and horse from Jerusalem, > eliminating the bow of war, > and promising peace to the nations, > his dominion from sea to sea, > from the River to the ends of the earth. > > (Note: I've followed a textual emendation of the first word in 9.10, > swapping the taw and yodh to render it 3ms rather than 1cs.) > > > > *GEORGE ATHAS* > *Dean of Research,* > *Moore Theological College *(moore.edu.au) > *Sydney, Australia* > > > _______________________________________________ > b-hebrew mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew > >
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