23:8 How 2 can I curse 3 one whom God has not cursed,
or how can I denounce one whom the Lord has not denounced?
29:17 “‘On the second day you must offer twelve young bulls, two rams, fourteen lambs one year old, all without blemish,
29:20 “‘On the third day you must offer 4 eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen lambs one year old, all without blemish,
29:23 “‘On the fourth day you must offer ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs one year old, all without blemish,
29:26 “‘On the fifth day you must offer nine bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs one year old, all without blemish,
29:29 “‘On the sixth day you must offer eight bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs one year old, all without blemish,
29:32 “‘On the seventh day you must offer seven bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs one year old, all without blemish,
1 tn Heb “according to thus shall it be done.”
1 tn The figure is erotesis, a rhetorical question. He is actually saying he cannot curse them because God has not cursed them.
2 tn The imperfect tense should here be classified as a potential imperfect.
1 tn The words “you must offer” are implied.