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What was David's infant son's age at death?
Before simply answering "seven days," let's look at the preceding verse:
15 So Nathan went to his house. Then the Lord struck the child that
Uriah’s widow bore to David, so that he was very ...
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Does the Fool say "There is no God" or "No to God" in Psalm 14:1
Please note: יש is how you say there is in Hebrew, and אין is how you say there is no/not. So, it is incorrect to say the translators supplied there is.
Old Testament usage
וְאִ֨ישׁ אֵ֤ין "and ...
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Does the Fool say "There is no God" or "No to God" in Psalm 14:1
לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ לְדָ֫וִ֥ד אָ֘מַ֤ר נָבָ֣ל בְּ֭לִבֹּו אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים
הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ עֲלִילָ֗ה אֵ֣ין עֹֽשֵׂה־טֹֽוב׃ (Psalm 14:1,
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The words "there is" in the English translation ...
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Does the Fool say "There is no God" or "No to God" in Psalm 14:1
The Hebrew of Ps 14:1 is as stark as it is simple. The relevant phrase is just:
אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים = "no God".
The Cambridge commentary is quite correct when it observes:
There is no God Cp....
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KJV & NKJV translate Isaiah 9:1(b) by stating affliction/oppression becomes worse but NASB1995 & ESV translate that it becomes more glorious
@Dottard puts "honored" as preferred translation and the ESV "glorious" appears to fit with Mark 4, Luke 8 and Matthew 8. ESV:
"latter times" "last times" 1 ...
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Why would Deborah’s death be recorded, and not that of Rebekah herself (Genesis 35:8)? And why was she buried beneath a terebinth?
Perhaps Deborah's death is recorded and Rebekah's isn't because the primary purpose of the scriptures is not to convey history, but history in the context of theological teaching. Deborah was a death ...
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KJV & NKJV translate Isaiah 9:1(b) by stating affliction/oppression becomes worse but NASB1995 & ESV translate that it becomes more glorious
This is tricky. The operative verb is כָּבֵד (kabad) = (BDB) "be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured". That is, in Hebrew idiom, one can be "heavy" with burdens; "heavy&...
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