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Bilangan 35:31

Konteks
35:31 Moreover, you must not accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of death; he must surely be put to death.

Ayub 33:24

Konteks

33:24 and if¹ God² is gracious to him and says,

‘Spare³ him from going down

to the place of corruption,

I have found a ransom for him,’⁴

Mazmur 49:8

Konteks

49:8 (the ransom price for a human life⁵ is too high,

and people go to their final destiny),⁶

[33:24] ¹tn This verse seems to continue the protasis begun in the last verse, with the apodosis coming in the next verse.

[33:24] ²tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:24] ³tc The verb is either taken as an anomalous form of פָּדַע (pada’, “to rescue; to redeem,” or “to exempt him”), or it is emended to some similar word, like פָּרַע (para’, “to let loose,” so Wright).

[33:24] ⁴sn This verse and v. 28 should be compared with Ps 49:7-9, 15 (8-10, 16 HT) where the same basic vocabulary and concepts are employed.

[49:8] ⁵tn Heb “their life.” Some emend the text to “his life,” understanding the antecedent of the pronoun as “brother” in v. 7. However, the man and brother of v. 7 are representative of the human race in general, perhaps explaining why a plural pronoun appears in v. 8. Of course, the plural pronoun could refer back to “the rich” mentioned in v. 6. Another option (the one assumed in the translation) is that the suffixed mem is enclitic. In this case the “ransom price for human life” is referred to an abstract, general way.

[49:8] ⁶tn Heb “and one ceases forever.” The translation assumes an indefinite subject which in turn is representative of the entire human race (“one,” that refers to human beings without exception). The verb חָדַל (khadal, “cease”) is understood in the sense of “come to an end; fail” (i.e., die). Another option is to translate, “and one ceases/refrains forever.” In this case the idea is that the living, convinced of the reality of human mortality, give up all hope of “buying off” God and refrain from trying to do so.