Fawzo Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 What Jacob actually says - according to the verse - isאכן יש ה' במקום הזה ואנכי לא ידעתיSurely YHWH is in this place and I I did not know it.There is no punctuation in the Torah and so the exact meaning of what Jacob says is open to interpretation. Depending on how you punctuate it, and depending, in part, how you read "anochi" which means "I", but also denotes "myself" you either have an emphasis of surprise that G-d is in this place or a perhaps more subtle meaning - "YHWH is in this place and myself [in me], I did not know it.Just food for thought.You know which of those translations I like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Just food for thought.Yep, I and I will certainly have to chew on that a while. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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