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→**Examples of Distinction and Unity in the Use of ו (Vav)**
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*"He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces, he was despised, and we held him in low esteem."* | *"He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces, he was despised, and we held him in low esteem."* | ||
- The *ו* joins the two distinct aspects of the suffering servant: His rejection by mankind and His identification with suffering. These two aspects are united in the portrayal of the servant's role but remain distinct in their expression. | - The *ו* joins the two distinct aspects of the suffering servant: His rejection by mankind and His identification with suffering. These two aspects are united in the portrayal of the servant's role but remain distinct in their expression. | ||
The idea of the *ו* carries into the Greek *καί*: | |||
6. {{bgw|John 1:1}} | 6. {{bgw|John 1:1}} | ||
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*"For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous."* | *"For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous."* | ||
- The *ו* links the two contrasting actions: the disobedience of Adam and the obedience of Christ. These actions are distinct but united in their impact on humanity, reflecting the parallel work of the first and second Adam. | - The *ו* links the two contrasting actions: the disobedience of Adam and the obedience of Christ. These actions are distinct but united in their impact on humanity, reflecting the parallel work of the first and second Adam. | ||
8. {{bgw|Heb 4:12 }} | |||
*"For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." | |||
- The *ו* links and contrasts soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and thoughts and intents of the heart. | |||
== **Conclusion** == | == **Conclusion** == | ||
