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asher= "he, that," and loh (the Arabic lehu) = "is his. '
Consequently, according to the Pshitta, the clause will be
read in the following manner: "Until he to whom it be-
longeth come, And," etc. The personal pronoun "it" may
refer to the sceptre and the lawgiver separately or collec-
tively, or perhaps to the "obedience" in the fourth clause of
the verse, the language being poetic. According to this
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important version the sense of the prediction would appear
to be plainly this:-
"The royal and prophetic character shall not pass
away from Judah until he to whom it belongs come, for
his is the homage of people."
Consequently, according to the Pshitta, the clause will be
read in the following manner: "Until he to whom it be-
longeth come, And," etc. The personal pronoun "it" may
refer to the sceptre and the lawgiver separately or collec-
tively, or perhaps to the "obedience" in the fourth clause of
the verse, the language being poetic. According to this
26
important version the sense of the prediction would appear
to be plainly this:-
"The royal and prophetic character shall not pass
away from Judah until he to whom it belongs come, for
his is the homage of people."