Manipulating the Word Order

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

It is time for the Lord to act, for they have broken Your Law.  Psalm 119:126  NASB For the Lord – Notice the change in the Chabad translation (the same by Robert Alter): “A time to do for the Lord; they have made void Your Torah.” What happened?  Here’s the Hebrew verse: עֵת לַֽעֲשׂ֣וֹת לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה הֵ֜פֵ֗רוּ תּֽוֹרָתֶֽךָ I’ve highlighted…

The Road Less Traveled

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

He made known His ways to Moses, His acts to the sons of Israel. Psalm 103:7 NASB Ways – If there were any doubt about David’s opinion on Torah observance, this settles the question. David declares that YHVH made His ways known to Moses. That can only mean the Torah given at Sinai and its…