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Is “Remember your creator” in Ecclesiastes 12:1 plural in Hebrew?

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In Ecclesiastes 12:1, the Hebrew word for “your Creator” (bôrĕʾekhā, בוראיך) is grammatically in the masculine plural form, literally translating to “your creators”. There is some manuscript variance. Masoretic Hebrew texts render the word plural (borayikh), but a minority of ancient Hebrew manuscripts and versions record it in the singular (borakha), In any case there is […]