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From Library Journal: “…a masterful commentary by eminent scholar Sarna. Drawing upon classical and modern sources, Sarna’s exegesis and historical and philological interpretations are scholarly yet quite accessible to nonspecialist readers. Included are an introduction, six excurses on problematic subjects, a glossary, and notes. Sarna eschews any attempt to discuss the provenance of the Exodus...

1. man … woman Amram and Jochebed.1 married The Hebrew stem l-k-ḥ, literally “to take,” is frequently used of marriage.2 The text is henceforth silent about the father. The narrative focuses entirely on the role of the mother. 2. she saw how beautiful he was Hebrew tov, usually “good,” might also here connote “robust, healthy.” The entire clause stirs immediate association with a key phrase, seven times repeated in the Genesis Creation narrative,
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