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\n.<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n\u2026..<\/span>A. Absolute Ellipsis<\/b>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

That is, the omission of words or terms which must be supplied only from
\nthe nature of<\/i> the subject<\/i>. The omitted word may be a noun, adjective, pronoun,
\nverb, participle, adverb, preposition.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

.
\n\u2026…<\/span>I. The Omission of\u00a0Nouns and Pronouns<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2026<\/span>…….<\/span>1. The Omission of the Nominative.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n.<\/span>
\nGen. 14:19, 20 Melchizedek said to Abram, \u201cBlessed be the most high God,
\nwhich hath delivered thine enemies into thine hand.
\nAnd he [i.e<\/i>., Abram] gave him tithes of all.\u201d<\/span>
\n. <\/span>
\nFrom the context, as well as from Heb. 7:4<\/a>, it is clear that it was Abram who gave the tithes to Melchizedek, and not Melchizedek to Abram.<\/span>
\n.<\/span>
\nGen. 39:6 \u2014\u201cAnd he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a<\/i> goodly person<\/i>, and well favoured.\u201d<\/span>
\n.<\/span>
\nHere it is not at all clear which it was of the two who \u201cknew not ought he had.\u201d
\nIf we understand Potiphar, it is difficult to see how he only knew the bread he ate:
\nor if Joseph, it is difficult to understand how he knew not ought he had.
\nIf the Ellipsis<\/i>, however, is rightly supplied, it makes it all clear.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The verse may be rendered, and the Ellipsis supplied as follows:\u2014 \u201cAnd he [Potiphar<\/i>] left all that he had in Joseph’s hand: and he [Potiphar<\/i>] knew not anything save the bread which he was eating. And Joseph was beautiful of figure, and beautiful of appearance.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nAll difficulty is removed when we remember that \u201cthe Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians\u201d (Gen. 43:32<\/a>). Everything, therefore, was committed by Potiphar to Joseph’s care, except that which pertained to the matter of food.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n2 Sam. 3:7 \u2014\u201cAnd Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, and . . . said to Abner, Wherefore, etc<\/em>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nHere it is clear from the sense of the next verse and 2 Sam. 21:8<\/a> that \u201cIshhosheth<\/a>\u201d
\nis the word to be supplied, as is done in italics.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n2 Sam. 23:20 \u2014\u201cHe slew two lionlike men of Moab.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nThe Massorah points out*<\/strong> that the word Ariel occurs three times,
\nin this passage and Isa. 29:1. In Isa. the word is twice transliterated as a proper name, while in 2 Sam. 23:20, margin, it is translated lions of God<\/i>: the first part of the word \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 (aree<\/i>) a lion<\/i>, and the second part\u00a0\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc (\u0113l<\/i>) God.<\/i> But if we keep it uniformly and consistently as a proper name we have with the Ellipsis<\/em> of the nominative<\/a> (sons<\/i>)
\nthe following sense: \u201cHe slew the two sons 0f<\/i> Ariel of Moab.\u201d
\n*<\/strong>Ginsburg’s Edition, Vol. 1, pg. 106<\/strong>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n2 Sam. 24:1 \u2014\u201cAnd again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel,
\nand he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.\u201d
\nHere the nominative to the verb \u201cmoved\u201d is wanting. Someone moved, and who that was we learn from 1 Chron. 21:1, from which it is clear that the word Satan<\/i> or the Adversary<\/i> is to be supplied, as is done in the margin: \u2014 \u201cAnd again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and [the Adversary<\/i>] moved David against them to say. Go, number Israel and Judah.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n1 Chron. 6:28 (12) \u2014\u201cAnd the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni
\n(marg., called also Joel, ver. 33<\/a> and 1 Sam. 8:2<\/a>) and Abiah.\u201d
\n.<\/span>
\nHere there is an Ellipsis<\/em> of the name of the firstborn: while the word <\/span><\/span>\u05d5\u05b7\ufb2a\u05b0\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9 Vashni, when otherwise pointed ( \u05d5\u05b0\ufb2a\u05b5\u05e0\u05b4\u0596\u05d9) means \u201cand the second\u201d! so that the verse reads,
\n\u201cAnd the sons of Samuel; the firstborn [Joel<\/i>] and the second Abiah.\u201d
\nThis agrees with the Syriac Version. The R.V.<\/a> correctly supplies the Ellipsis<\/em>,
\nand translates vashni<\/i> \u201cand the second.\u201d \u201cJoel\u201d is supplied from ver. 33
\n(see also 1 Sam. 8:2<\/a>, and the note in Ginsburg’s edition of the Hebrew Bible).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nPsa. 34:17 \u2014\u201c[The righteous<\/i>] cry, and the Lord heareth,
\nand delivereth them out of all their troubles.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nThe immediate subject in ver. 16 is evildoers<\/i>. But it is not these who cry.
\nIt is the righteous. Hence the A.V. and the R.V. supply the words \u201cthe righteous\u201d<\/i>
\nin italics. The nominative is omitted, in order that our attention may be fixed not on their persons or their characters, but upon their cry, and the Lord’s gracious answer.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nThe same design is seen in all similar cases.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nPsa. 105:40 <\/a>\u2014\u201c[They<\/i>] asked, and he brought quails,\u201d
\ni.e.<\/i>, the People asked.
\n.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nThe nominative is supplied in the A.V.
\nBut the R.V. translates it literally \u201cThey asked.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nProv. 22:27 \u2014\u201cIf thou hast nothing to pay, why should one [i.e. the creditor<\/i>]
\ntake away thy bed from under thee?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nIsa. 26:1 \u2014\u201cIn that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; we have a strong city; salvation will one [i.e, God<\/i>] appoint for walls and bulwarks.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nThe A.V. interprets by supplying the nominative. The R.V. translates it literally.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nJer. 51:19 \u2014\u201cHe is the former of all things, and Israel is the rod of his inheritance.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nHere both the A.V. and R.V. supply the Ellipsis<\/i> from 10:16<\/a>.
\nHad it been supplied from the immediate context, it would have come under
\nthe head of Relative Ellipsis<\/i>,\u00a0or that of Repetition.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nEzek. 46:12 \u2014\u201cNow when the Prince shall prepare a voluntary offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the Lord, one<\/i> shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the East, &c.,\u201d
\ni.e<\/i>., \u05d4\u05b7\ufb2c\u05e2\u05b5\u05e8 the gate-keeper<\/i> (supplied from the noun \u05d4\u05b7\ufb2c\u05b7\u05e2\u05b7\u05e8 the <\/i>gate<\/i>), which follows, shall open the gate.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nZech. 7:2 \u2014\u201cWhen they (Heb. he<\/em>) had sent unto the house of God,
\nSherezer and Regemmelech and their men, to pray before the Lord\u201d
\n[i.e.<\/i>, when the people who had returned to Judea had sent].<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nMatt. 16:22 \u2014\u201cBe it far from Thee, Lord.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nHere the Ellipsis in the Greek is destroyed by the translation.
\nThe Greek reads,\u00a0\u1f3d\u03bb\u03b5\u03ce\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5 (hile\u014d<\/a>s soi<\/a>\u00a0 kyrie<\/a> ), which is untranslatable literally, unless we supply the Ellipsis<\/i> of the Nominative, thus: \u201c[God be<\/i>] merciful to Thee, Lord!\u201d Thus it is in the Septuagint 1 Chron. 11:19<\/a>, where it is rendered
\n\u201cGod forbid that I should do this thing,\u201d but it ought to be, \u201c[God<\/i>] be merciful to me [to keep me from doing<\/i>] this thing.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nActs 13:29 \u2014\u201cAnd when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him<\/i> down from the tree, and laid him <\/em>in a sepulchre\u201d i.e<\/i>.<\/em>, Joseph of Arimath\u00e6a and Nicodemus took him down. But it is the act which we are to think of here rather than the persons who did it. Hence the Ellipsis<\/i>.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n1 Cor. 15:25 \u2014\u201cFor he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet,\u201d
\ni.e<\/i>., \u201che [the Son<\/i>] must reign, until he [the Son<\/i>] shall have put all things under his
\n[the Son’s<\/i>] feet.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nHere the subjection refers to the period of Christ’s personal reign. This is one of the seven New Testament references to Psa. 110:1<\/a>, \u201cJehovah said unto Adon<\/a>\u2014Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.\u201d The English word \u201cmake\u201d occurs 1,111 times in the Old Testament, as the rendering of 49 Hebrew words.
\nThe one so rendered here is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u05e9\u05b4\u05c1\u05d9\u05ea and means to put<\/i>, place<\/i>, set<\/i>, or appoint<\/i>, and is rendered make<\/i> only 19 times out of 94. Its proper meaning is put<\/i> or appoint<\/i>.
\n(See Gen. 3:15<\/a>; 4:25<\/a>; 30:40<\/a>. Psa. 140:5<\/a>. Isa. 26:1<\/a>, &c<\/i>.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nThe word in the N. T. is \u03c4\u03af\u03b8\u03b7\u03bc\u03b9 (titheemi<\/i>), and has the same meaning.
\nIt is rendered make<\/em> only 10 times out of 91, but in these cases it means to set<\/i> or appoint <\/i>(Acts 20:28<\/a>, Rom. 4:17<\/a>, &c<\/i>.). In every case the verb is in the second aorist subjunctive, and should be rendered \u201cshall have put<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nSix of the seven references,
\n(Matt. 22:44<\/a>; Mark 12:36<\/a>; Luke 20:42<\/a>; Acts 2:34<\/a>; Heb. 1:13<\/a>; 10:13<\/a>) refer to Christ’s session<\/i> on the Father’s throne (not to His reign<\/i> upon His own, Rev. 3:21<\/a>). And this session will continue until such time as the Father shall have placed Christ’s enemies as a footstool for His feet. When that shall have been done, He will rise up from His seat and come forth into the air for <\/i>His people, to receive them to Himself, and take them up to meet Him in the air so to be ever with the Lord. Then He will come unto the earth with<\/i> them, and sit upon the throne of His glory, and reign until He shall have put all enemies under His feet. The other six<\/i> passages refer to Christ’s session<\/i>. This one<\/i> refers to His reign<\/i> upon His own throne (not to His session<\/i> on His Father’s throne, Rev. 3:21). And this reign will continue until He (Christ) hath put all His enemies under His feet.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nNote, that in the six passages His enemies are placed \u201cas a footstool for His feet,\u201d and there is not a word about their being under<\/i> His feet. In the one passage (1 Cor. 15:25) there is not a word about being placed \u201cas a footstool,\u201d but the word \u201cunder\u201d His feet is used. We must distinguish between placing<\/i> and making<\/i>, and Christ’s session<\/i> and His reign<\/i>. Then all these passages teach the Pre-Millennial and Pre-Tribulation coming of Christ for<\/i> His people before His coming with<\/i> them.*<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n* See Things to Come for October, 1898.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2020<\/strong>
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\n\u2020 http:\/\/www.oocities.org\/thatblessedhope\/vol5.htm<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n1 Cor. 15:53 \u2014\u201cFor this corruptible [body<\/i>] must put on incorruption,
\nand this mortal [body<\/i>] must put on immortality.\u201d
\nThe noun \u201cbody\u201d must also be supplied in the next verse.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nEph. 1:8 \u2014\u201cWherein he hath abounded towards us in all wisdom and prudence.\u201d
\nIt is not \u201cwherein,\u201d but \u1f27\u03c2 (hees<\/i>) which<\/i>, i.e.<\/i>, \u201c[the knowledge<\/i>] or grace<\/i>, which he hath made to abound in us in all wisdom and prudence.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nTitus 1:15 \u2014\u201cUnto the pure all things are<\/i> pure.\u201d
\nThe noun \u201cmeats\u201d (i.e<\/i>., foods<\/span>) must be supplied as in 1 Cor. 6:12.
\n\u201cAll [meats<\/i>] indeed are clean to the clean.\u201d
\nThe word \u201cclean\u201d being used in its ceremonial or Levitical sense,
\nfor none can be otherwise either \u201cpure\u201d or \u201cclean.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\nHeb. 9:1 \u2014\u201cThen verily the first covenant<\/i> had also ordinances of divine service.\u201d
\nHere the word covenant<\/i> is properly supplied in italics.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n2 Pet, 3:1\u2014\u201cThis second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you;
\nin both<\/i> which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance,\u201d
\ni.e<\/i>. \u201cIn both<\/i> which [epistles<\/i>] I stir up,\u201d etc.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n


\n1 John 5:16 \u2014\u201cIf any man see his brother sin a sin which is<\/i> not unto death,
\nhe shall ask, and he shall give him life, etc<\/i>.,\u201d\u00a0i.e.<\/em>, \u201c[God<\/i>] shall give him life.\u201d
\nSee also Matt. 5:11<\/a>, 15<\/a>; Luke 6:38<\/a>, where men<\/i> must be the word supplied.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

From \u201cFigures Of Speech Used In The Bible<\/u><\/a>\u201d by E. W. Bullinger,
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