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Tag Archives: Daniel 2:11
The Existential Particle אִית Revisited: Theology and Ontology in Daniel 2:11
וּמִלְּתָ֨א דִֽי־מַלְכָּ֤ה שָׁאֵל֙ יַקִּירָ֔ה וְאָחֳרָן֙ לָ֣א אִיתַ֔י דִּ֥י יְחַוִּנַּ֖הּ קֳדָ֣ם מַלְכָּ֑א לָהֵ֣ן אֱלָהִ֔ין דִּ֚י מְדָ֣רְהֹ֔ון עִם־בִּשְׂרָ֖א לָ֥א אִיתֹֽוהִי׃
(Daniel 2:11) And the thing that the king demands is difficult, and there is no other who can declare it before the king—except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.” A Double Negation with Divine Implication Daniel 2:11 continues the Chaldeans’… Read the rest
(Daniel 2:11) And the thing that the king demands is difficult, and there is no other who can declare it before the king—except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.” A Double Negation with Divine Implication Daniel 2:11 continues the Chaldeans’… Read the rest
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