sense of something being “crushed” (NIV, REB, NJB, NJPSV). It suggests great suffering. The Hebrew preposition min rendered for twice in these two lines is a key to understanding the nature of the servant’s suffering. The view that his suffering was vicarious depends on its interpretation. The preposition min normally points to a separation (rendered “from”), but it does have a wide semantic range. However, it rarely has the sense of “on behalf of.” The Hebrew preposition with that sense would be