Difference between revisions of "Marshal"

<p> ''''' mar´shal ''''' : Not found in the King James Version, but in the Revised Version (British and American) the word represents two [[Hebrew]] words: (1) ספר , <i> ''''' ṣōphēr ''''' </i> (&nbsp; Judges 5:14 ), translated "they that handle the marshal's staff." A difficulty arises because the usual meaning of <i> ''''' ṣōphēr ''''' </i> is "scribe" or "writer" (so the King James Version). The revisers follow [[Septuagint]] and Greek authority which favor "marshal" as against "scribe." The office of marshal was to help the general to maintain discipline (compare 1 Macc 5:42). (2) טפסר , <i> ''''' ṭiphṣar ''''' </i> (&nbsp;Jeremiah 51:27 ), a loan-word whose meaning is clear. Lenormant thinks it akin to a Babylonian-Assyrian word meaning "tablet-writer" (compare Delitzsch). Accordingly, the Revised Version margin renders &nbsp;Nahum 3:17 "thy scribes," though the [[Syriac]] has "thy warriors," as does the [[Targum]] in Jeremiah. We must await further light on both words. </p>