Mark Beesley Posted December 28, 2020 Posted December 28, 2020 Is there a punctuation error joining the verses? Perhaps verse 5 should end with a comma rather than a period? Has there been any discussion or analysis on this, or what am I missing?
Dan McClellan Posted December 28, 2020 Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Mark Beesley said: Is there a punctuation error joining the verses? Perhaps verse 5 should end with a comma rather than a period? Has there been any discussion or analysis on this, or what am I missing? The punctuation that has been added makes it difficult to parse, but there's a very long digression that extends all the way through verse 30. Verse 31 resumes the initial clause, so the complete sentence would be "[6] And the sons of Moses [31] and also the sons of Aaron shall offer an acceptable offering and sacrifice in the house of the Lord." Edited December 28, 2020 by Dan McClellan 3
Mark Beesley Posted December 28, 2020 Author Posted December 28, 2020 Thanks for your reply Dan. After reading it, it makes even more sense to me for a comma to separate verses 5 and 6. The Lord declares how His House will be filled with glory in verse 5, and then includes that the sons of Moses will also be filled with glory in verse 6. When you then move to verse 31 as you pointed out, and the following verse 32, the Lord repeats how the sons of Moses, along with the sons of Aaron will be filled with glory. It is almost a classic chiasm (is that the word?) Thanks for your insight.
Robert F. Smith Posted December 29, 2020 Posted December 29, 2020 6 hours ago, Mark Beesley said: Thanks for your reply Dan. After reading it, it makes even more sense to me for a comma to separate verses 5 and 6. The Lord declares how His House will be filled with glory in verse 5, and then includes that the sons of Moses will also be filled with glory in verse 6. When you then move to verse 31 as you pointed out, and the following verse 32, the Lord repeats how the sons of Moses, along with the sons of Aaron will be filled with glory. It is almost a classic chiasm (is that the word?) Thanks for your insight. Looks like an instance of repetitive resumption (Wiederaufnahme).
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