"IN
THE DAY".
(Genesis 2:17.) Appendix 18 To The Companion Bible. |
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Beyom
= when. It is the figure Synecdoche,
by which a part is put for the whole,
or the whole for a part (see
Appendix 6).
What that "part" is must be
determined by the context in each particular case.
In Genesis 2:4, it is put for the whole six days. In Numbers 7:84, it is put for the whole twelve days of the dedication of the altar. In Leviticus 13:14, it is rendered "when". Revised Version whensoever. Numbers 28:26, see notes. In Leviticus 14:57, it is rendered "when", both in Authorized Version and Revised Version. Compare Deuteronomy 21:16. 1Samuel 20:19. 2Samuel 21:12. In 1Kings 2:37, it is rendered "on the day", but verse 41 shows that Shimei had been to Gath and back before Solomon executed the sentence (verses 37, 42). In Psalm 18:18, it is rendered "in the day", but evidently means at the time when. |
In Isaiah
11:16,
it includes the whole period of the Exodus.
In Jeremiah 11:4, 7, it includes the Exodus and the whole time of giving the law at Sinai. Compare chapters 7:22; 31:32; 34:13. In Ezekiel 20:5, 6,¹ it includes the whole time of God's choice of Israel. In Ezekiel 36:33, it includes the whole time of rebuilding the waste places of Israel in the future restoration. Compare chapter 38:18.² Authorized Version = at the same time. Revised Version = in that day. ____________________________ ¹ In verse 6 it has the definite article (bayom), and denotes the specific day when Jehovah delivered them, in contrast with the indefinite past time of His choice. ² Here the definite article is used to mark a specific occasion. See Authorized Version. |
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