Timeline for Onward to Shinar: From the East or to the East?
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| S Sep 13, 2020 at 15:10 | history | suggested | yawnoc | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Incorporate Genesis 13:11 comments into answer
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| Sep 13, 2020 at 4:54 | comment | added | yawnoc | @Bach Thank you for your comments. I have submitted an edit to incorporate them into the answer; please feel free to edit or rollback as you see fit. | |
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| Sep 13, 2020 at 1:51 | comment | added | bach | I see the NLT renders "to the east of them". It seems that this is the rationale for most of the translations rendering "eastward"; instead of "from the east" they read it more liberally as "east of them". But as I said this is not the simple reading of the text. | |
| Sep 13, 2020 at 1:46 | comment | added | bach | @user72028 I had missed that. Thank for pointing that out. It seems to me that there too it is unwarranted and based solely on the assumption that Sodom must lie east of Canaan, thus "eastward" instead of "from the east". Indeed if we are looking for the most faithful translation then it will be "from the east" as I wrote in my answer, (the LXX agrees with me). I'm not sure what warrants their translation of "eastward" for מִקֶּדֶם, a word that clearly means the exact opposite. | |
| Sep 11, 2020 at 15:15 | comment | added | yawnoc |
another instance where the bible would use the preposition from What about Genesis 13:11? That also has מִקֶּדֶם, but now KJV and ESV render 'east' rather than 'from the east'. Is it the context then which determines to or from, and not the preposition?
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| Feb 22, 2019 at 14:38 | history | edited | bach | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 16, 2019 at 1:44 | vote | accept | Joseph O. | ||
| Jan 6, 2019 at 15:27 | comment | added | bach | Joseph unfortunately there isn't. However, an upvote and/or "accept the answer" is generally considered to be a sign of gratitude, and is probably more appreciated by users than merely thanks or thumbs up. In any case, this rule (of not leaving comments of gratitude) you will quickly learn is not so religiously adhered to by most users. If you really feel that a user has addressed your question and you are very satisfied with an answer do not, by any means, refrain from doing so! | |
| Jan 4, 2019 at 16:42 | comment | added | Joseph O. | Appreciate the help. I'm relatively new to this site and I see that it is discouraged to leave comments of gratitude or appreciation. Is there any avenue on the site to do this? It seems professional and polite to show some form of appreciation to those who invest time in answering your questions...besides up-arrows. | |
| Jan 4, 2019 at 15:24 | history | edited | bach | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 4, 2019 at 15:12 | history | answered | bach | CC BY-SA 4.0 |