Deuteronomy 32:7
7 Remember the ancient days;bear in mind ▼
▼ The Syriac, Targum, and Vulgate read 2nd person masculine singular whereas the MT has 2nd person masculine plural. The former is preferred, the latter perhaps being a misreading (בִּינוּ [binu] for בִּינָה [binah]). Both the preceding (“remember”) and following (“ask”) imperatives are singular forms in the Hebrew text.
the years of past generations. ▼▼ Heb “generation and generation.” The repetition of the singular noun here singles out each of the successive past generations. See IBHS 116 #7.2.3b.
Ask your father and he will inform you,
your elders, and they will tell you.
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