"IN THE DAY".
(Genesis 2:17.)

Appendix 18 To The Companion Bible.

  Beyom = when. It is the figure Synecdoche, by which a part is put for the whole, or the whole for a part (see Appendix 6). What that "part" is must be determined by the context in each particular case.
  In Genesis 2:
4, it is put for the whole six days.
  In Numbers 7:
84, it is put for the whole twelve days of the dedication of the altar.
  In Leviticus 13:
14, it is rendered "when". Revised Version whensoever. Numbers 28:26, see notes.
  In Leviticus 14:
57, it is rendered "when", both in Authorized Version and Revised Version. Compare Deuteronomy 21:16. 1Samuel 20:19. 2Samuel 21:12.
  In
1Kings 2:37, it is rendered "on the day", but verse 41 shows that Shimei had been to Gath and back before Solomon executed the sentence (verses 37, 42).
  In Psalm 18:
18, it is rendered "in the day", but evidently means at the time when.
  In Isaiah 11:16, it includes the whole period of the Exodus.
  In Jeremiah 11:
4, 7, it includes the Exodus and the whole time of giving the law at Sinai. Compare chapters 7:22; 31:32; 34:13.
  In Ezekiel 20:
5, 6,¹ it includes the whole time of God's choice of Israel.
  In Ezekiel 36:
33, it includes the whole time of rebuilding the waste places of Israel in the future restoration. Compare chapter 38:18.² Authorized Version = at the same time. Revised Version = in that day.
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  ¹ In verse 6 it has the definite article (bayom), and denotes the specific day when Jehovah delivered them, in contrast with the indefinite past time of His choice.
  ² Here the definite article is used to mark a specific occasion. See Authorized Version.

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