16. Dynikal évioxúoei 1. Siev. om. v. 16b as "anerkanni" not genuine, but it cannot be spared. Bu., ZAW., 1910, pp. 37 f., maintains that Jo. 416 quoted from Am. 12, not vice versa. But note the quotation from Am. 913 in v. 19.-17. 62. 147 om. . . Ald. om. from top, Siev. om. this and D.-19. Now.K om. the second an in the interest of the style. Du. om. aan ' D. Marti, Now.K

so here and נקיא (?) בְּרָצְחָס read בארצם For בארצם to אשר om. from

Jon. 1' for 'pe which several codd. read. The Masora notes this orthography in both places.-Vv. 19. 20 are missing in 95. 185.—21. Noý obr impa 'ps, and I will declare, hold as, innocent their blood (which) I have not declared, held as, innocent, or and I will leave unpunished their blood (which) I have not left unpunished. This is evidently wrong. CEN ÈKYNTHOW, BAQa ¿kdikhow= '????? for the first rp, and I will avenge their blood, I will not leave it unpunished, cf. . But the tense of the second

p does not favour this. For it would be a proph. pf., which is not used in the context. It is best to read with Eich., We., Marti 'pp also for the second ''pɔ, I will avenge their blood, which I have not (yet) avenged. The sudden change to the 1st pers. would indicate the secondary character of the clause (Marti, Du.), if it were not the editor's manner. It belongs after v. 19b.-Ew., GASm., Dr. take v. ab as an oath, but this would be most unusual.

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