The Lord’s Devarim—His words are of vital importance, as we know. Consider them in opposition to Nimrod’s devarim. In the last lesson we saw Nimrod’s devarim, his cause with his anti-God decrees or commandments. Now we’ll look at God’s devarim....
Nimrod’s devarim—Nimrod’s causes. One cause composed of multiple decrees. We discussed the Ten Commandments in the last lesson. Commandment is the Biblical Hebrew word dabar. Let’s look at the first verse where the Bible uses dabar. Genesis 11:1 And the whole...
Key 1 – Biblical Hebrew words can have various meanings and nuances. Each shade of color adds to the full picture. The variety of translations for a single Hebrew word can be enormous. The question is, why do such a range of diversity and mixture exist? ...
The goal of Bible translations is to render Biblical Hebrew clearer. The consequence is the multiplication of translations for a given word. Bible translations have taken a lot of time, and translators put much effort and scholarship into their work. They are very...
All Bible translations are interpretations. This quote, by my Hebrew Professor, floored me. I’ve never forgotten it. “All Bible translations are interpretations.” So said one of my Biblical Hebrew professors from the Israel Institute of Biblical...