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Isaiah 7 — Translation and Notes
Below the fold, my fairly literal translation of Isaiah 7, plus notes. You know the drill. (Usual disclaimer: this exercise is not a class assignment but leans heavily on class discussions, I am solely responsible for any mistakes, etc.) Related Posts:catastrophe and promise: the paradox of isaiah 7:13-251 Chronicles 1:29 — Accents and Sentence StructureA [...]
A Translation of Isaiah 6 with Notes
Below the fold, my fairly literal translation of Isaiah 6, followed by notes. This is dependent on class work I am currently involved in, but is not directly work for any assignment. Related Posts:The Call of IsaiahIsaiah 6:4-5Isaiah 6:1-31 Chronicles 1:29 — Accents and Sentence StructureThe Two Houses of Israel — Reconsidering Isaiah 8:14
The Basic Patterns of the Seven Binyanim in All Three Tenses, and What They Do
It is customary practice in Hebrew to make up hypothetical illustrative verbs on the patterns פ-ע-ל and q-t-l. For the sake of learning the patterns, here’s the basic structures of the seven binyanim in all three tenses. Each learner will learn his or her own way, but for those who want instructions on how to [...]
What שם פעולה is.
The Hebrew program here at OSU is an odd thing. After spending three quarters in modern Hebrew, in which your knowledge of the Hebrew verbal system moves forward at the approximate pace of a jar of molasses. If you paid really careful attention in class, you are fairly competent in just one and a third [...]
The Call of Isaiah
[A written version of a message I delivered to the Student Christian Fellowship on October 12, 2011.] In the year of the death of the king Uzziah, I saw my Lord, sitting on a throne, high and lifted up. And the trains of his robe filled the Temple. Seraphim stood around him. Each one had [...]
The Peculiar Man of Proverbs 31
There is a great deal of conversation today about the ideal “Proverbs 31 woman.” I have nothing to say about her today, other than to point out that she was a highly successful business woman who appeared to have considerable control of a large stash of money she was investing. And, if recent studies are [...]
Chronicles B 28:26-29:26
What follows is a close translation, with some notes, made as part of studying for a class I’m taking. The Hebrew is supplied in all its Masoretic glory. If you can read along with the Hebrew and get the gist of it without looking anything up, good. If you can’t, head over the blueletterbible.org, or [...]
My Big Boy Bible Has Arrived!
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, that is. If you don’t have one, get one. Now. Related Posts:1 Chronicles 1:29 — Accents and Sentence StructureIsaiah 7 — Translation and NotesReplacing BHS: Or, How to Make Yourself Well Known in the Field of Biblical StudiesA Translation of Isaiah 6 with NotesThe Basic Patterns of the Seven Binyanim in All [...]
Isaiah 6:4-5
See the disclaimer in the last post of this kind. Related Posts:A Translation of Isaiah 6 with NotesIsaiah 6:1-3Eden, the Temple, and birds: a look at Isaiah 31:5Sing with the understanding also: swift and beautiful feet a little hebrew spelling story
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1 Chronicles 1:29 — Accents and Sentence Structure