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Ecclesiastes 2:7
New English Translation
Ecclesiastes 2:7
New English Translation
7 I purchased male and female slaves,
and I owned slaves who were born in my house;[a]
I also possessed more livestock—both herds and flocks—
than any of my predecessors in Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 2:7 tn The phrase “sons of a house” (בְנֵי בַיִת, vene vayit) appears to be parallel to “a son of my house” (בֶן־בֵּיתִי, ven beti) which refers to a person born into slavery from male and female servants in the master’s possession, e.g., Eleazar of Damascus (Gen 15:3). The phrase appears to denote children born from male and female slaves already in his possession, that is, “homeborn slaves” (NASB) or “other slaves who were born in my house” (NIV). Apparently confusing the sense of the phrase with the referent of the phrase in Gen 15:3, NJPS erroneously suggests “stewards” in Eccl 2:7.
Ecclesiastes 2:7
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 2:7
New International Version
7 I bought male and female slaves and had other slaves(A) who were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me.
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