Psalm 24/Notes/Grammar.v. 8.274590

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v. 8 – There are three possible ways to read the syntax of מִ֥י זֶה֮ מֶ֤לֶךְ הַכָּ֫ב֥וֹד. Our preferred reading reflects right-dislocation of מֶ֤לֶךְ הַכָּ֫ב֥וֹד "the glorious king," following the demonstrative pronoun זֶה֮ "this." Though more popularly represented in modern translations, our reasons for rejecting the other two possible interpretations are discussed below.