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Ecclesiastes 12:2
New English Translation
Ecclesiastes 12:2
New English Translation
2 before the sun and the light[a] of the moon and the stars grow dark,
and the clouds disappear[b] after the rain;
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 12:2 tn Heb “the light and the moon and the stars.” The phrase “the light and the moon” is a hendiadys (two separate terms denoting one idea) or perhaps even a hendiatris (three separate terms denoting one idea) for “the light of the moon and stars” (e.g., Gen 1:14).
- Ecclesiastes 12:2 tn The verb שׁוּב (shuv, “to return”) here denotes “to desist” (HALOT 1430 s.v. שׁוּב 3). It pictures the disappearance of the clouds as a result of the precipitation of their contents.
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