Psalm 32/Notes/Grammar.v. 9.44937

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v. 9 – For the independent clause of the final three words, בַּ֝֗ל קְרֹ֣ב אֵלֶֽיךָ, see the JPS's suggestion: "far be it from you!" and the CEB's "Don’t be anything like that!" For a full discussion and our preferred reading, see the exegetical issue: https://psalms.scriptura.org/w/The_Syntax_and_Meaning_of_Ps_32:9c.