Ron Maimon

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I like translating the Hebrew of the Bible, and I think it can be done accurately and honestly, better than extant translations, so long as you ignore the theologically minded people completely. They generally are not honest enough, you can't trust anything they say.


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The Eye of the Needle
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Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 Puzzlement
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Is there a modern English translation of the Bible that uses the second-person plural pronoun?
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Does Genesis's creation account depict creation “ex nihilo”?
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Silence of the idols and silence of the people before Yahweh in Habakkuk 2:18-20
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Is Ecclesiastes a book of negative wisdom?
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What is Leviticus 13:55 all about?
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Why isn't there a taxonomic distinction between clean and unclean birds?
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What does it mean for someone to be another person's “portion”?
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Did Ruth uncover Boaz' feet, or something else?
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How should the first line of Judges 5:2 be translated?
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Did Moses have an Egyptian name?
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What does Cain say to Abel in Genesis 4:8?
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Does Gen 1:1 refer to day 1 or the entire 6 days of creation?
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What is the significance of Moses being called a “bridegroom of blood?”
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Why did Abel keep flocks if man wasn't supposed to eat flesh til after the Flood?
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What was Noah thinking when he sent a raven from the ark?
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Did women contribute to the temple in exodus 35:22?
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Was Abimelech a granny chaser?
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Why is Joseph taken to prison, and yet still seems to be with Potiphar?
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What does “Jealous” mean in Exodus 34:14?
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How to interpret Genesis 25:1-2?
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Does a leper have yellow hair or black hair?
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Did Noah take two doves, or fourteen?
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Why is Isaac called Abraham's only son?
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At what point did Abraham know he was talking to God in Genesis 18?
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Why is Beer-Sheva' called Beer-Sheva'?
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Who was Moses supposed to say sent him, “Ehieh” or “Yahweh”
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Which are the Ten Commandments?
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Why does God say he only revealed his name, Yahweh, to Moses?