Proverbs 8:19
Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2022 11:06 am
Proverbs 8:19 משלי
8:19 ט֣וֹב פִּ֭רְיִי מֵחָר֣וּץ וּמִפָּ֑ז וּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗י מִכֶּ֥סֶף נִבְחָֽר׃
My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my produce than choice silver. (JPS 1917)
Do you think the word נִבְחָֽר is used as an adjective or a verb or both, and does it say the silver is chosen or the crop (produce) is chosen?
Does it say "and my crop (produce) is chosen more than silver" or "and my crop is better than chosen (choice) silver?"
In Leviticus 25:22, the word "crop" which is feminine seems to be used with a masculine adjective "old"?
Leviticus 25:22 ויקרא
25:22 וּזְרַעְתֶּ֗ם אֵ֚ת הַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁמִינִ֔ת וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖ם מִן־הַתְּבוּאָ֣ה יָשָׁ֑ן עַ֣ד ׀ הַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַתְּשִׁיעִ֗ת עַד־בּוֹא֙ תְּב֣וּאָתָ֔הּ תֹּאכְל֖וּ יָשָֽׁן
8:19 ט֣וֹב פִּ֭רְיִי מֵחָר֣וּץ וּמִפָּ֑ז וּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗י מִכֶּ֥סֶף נִבְחָֽר׃
My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my produce than choice silver. (JPS 1917)
Do you think the word נִבְחָֽר is used as an adjective or a verb or both, and does it say the silver is chosen or the crop (produce) is chosen?
Does it say "and my crop (produce) is chosen more than silver" or "and my crop is better than chosen (choice) silver?"
In Leviticus 25:22, the word "crop" which is feminine seems to be used with a masculine adjective "old"?
Leviticus 25:22 ויקרא
25:22 וּזְרַעְתֶּ֗ם אֵ֚ת הַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁמִינִ֔ת וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֖ם מִן־הַתְּבוּאָ֣ה יָשָׁ֑ן עַ֣ד ׀ הַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַתְּשִׁיעִ֗ת עַד־בּוֹא֙ תְּב֣וּאָתָ֔הּ תֹּאכְל֖וּ יָשָֽׁן