Psalm 32/Notes/Phrasal.v. 6.270864

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v. 6 – The prepositional phrase עַל־זֹ֡את functions as the landmark (זֹ֡את) grounding the following action.[1] The feminine singular is the prototypical choice of demonstrative for discourse anaphora. In other words, it does not refer to one feminine entity, but to the previous section of discourse, namely: "that you take away guilt" (שאתה נושא עון; Ibn Ezra).[2] Its functional equivalent is often translated as a logical conjunction Because of this ➞ Therefore (CSB, ESV, JPS, NABRE, NASB, NIV), So (GNT, REB).

  1. ↑ Mena 2012, 123.
  2. ↑ See Atkinson, "Demonstrative Pronouns," in G. Khan (ed.) The Cambridge Grammar of Biblical Hebrew.