"was withered" / "on the Sabbath"

[Larry Kelsey]

Paul Younan "Aramaic Word Play in Luqa Chapter 6"
Aug-24-2000 at 06:43 PM (GMT3)
Shlama all,
I will be posting Luqa chapter 6 shortly.

There is an Aramaic word-play in verses 6-8.

The wordplay involves the words:

"Yabisha" - "was withered"
and
"b'Shabtha" - "on the Sabbath"

Of course, the word play involves healing the withered hand on the Sabbath.


Shlama w'Burkate,
Paul