"Poll"

[debka_notion]

OK, put this one up toi naomichana's instigation...

So what do you think is the most annoying pasuk/verse in Torah/Bible? (A few finalists are are also accepted. Commentary on reasoning is appreciated.)

Comments

Obligatory question:

[belu.livejournal.com]

Annoying for what the text actually says or annoying for what people use them for?

Re: Obligatory question:

[debka-notion.livejournal.com]

I was thinking of the former. But the latter is acceptable as well. Or separate suggestions for each category.

[shirei-shibolim.livejournal.com]

I'll think about it as regards content. In the mean time, Gen. 49:19 contains the most ridiculous combination of sounds.

[gelishan.livejournal.com]

You should totally ask this question to 3faithdialogue. Although in that case it would be good to add the Koran to the list (Torah/Bible).

From a Ba`al Keri'o's point of view...

[margavriel.livejournal.com]

The subsequent verses Leviticus 26:2-3, in poroshas B^ehar-B^ehukkôsai:

אֶת-שַׁבְּתֹתַי תִּשְׁמֹרוּ וּמִקְדָּשִׁי תִּירָאוּ אֲנִי יי
אִם-בְּחֻקֹּתַי תֵּלֵכוּ וְאֶת-מִצְו‍ֹתַי תִּשְׁמְרוּ וַעֲשִׂיתֶם אֹתָם

The identical word, תשמרו, appears in each posuk, and each time on the identical trop-mark (zokeif kotôn). Yet in the first verse, the word is vocalized "tishmÔru", and in the second one, it is vocalized "tishm^eRU". Grrr....