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Chaim Gouri
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The ram came last of all. And Abrahamdid not know that it came to answer the
boy’s question – first of his strength
when his day was on the wane.
The old man raised his head. Seeing
that it was no dream and that the angel
stood there – the knife slipped from his
hand.
The boy, released from his bonds, saw
his father’s back.
Isaac, as the story goes, was not
sacrificed. He lived for many years, saw
what pleasure had to offer, until his
eyesight dimmed.
But he bequeathed that hour to his
offspring. They are born with a knife in
their hearts.
© Translation: 1981, T. Carmi
From: The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse
Publisher: Penguin Books, , 1981
From: The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse
Publisher: Penguin Books, , 1981
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© 1960, Chaim Gouri
From: Shoshanat Ruxot (Windrose)
Publisher: Ha-kibbutz Ha-meuchad,
From: Shoshanat Ruxot (Windrose)
Publisher: Ha-kibbutz Ha-meuchad,
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From: Shoshanat Ruxot (Windrose)
Heritage
The ram came last of all. And Abrahamdid not know that it came to answer the
boy’s question – first of his strength
when his day was on the wane.
The old man raised his head. Seeing
that it was no dream and that the angel
stood there – the knife slipped from his
hand.
The boy, released from his bonds, saw
his father’s back.
Isaac, as the story goes, was not
sacrificed. He lived for many years, saw
what pleasure had to offer, until his
eyesight dimmed.
But he bequeathed that hour to his
offspring. They are born with a knife in
their hearts.
© 1981, T. Carmi
From: The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse
Publisher: 1981, Penguin Books,
From: The Penguin Book of Hebrew Verse
Publisher: 1981, Penguin Books,
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