(Halevy), convertira (Ostervald), “to convert” (Luther, Pressel, et al.). This interpretation is determined by the rendering of ʿal in connection with the LXX prós and the Vulgate ad in the sense of ʾel, “to” (cf. Jer. 11:10; Prov. 26:11; Job 34:15; Eccl. 12:7; 2 Chr. 30:9). According to this translation Elijah will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the children’s hearts to their fathers. There are differences of opinion concerning what this really means, however. Many interpreters
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