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Psalms superscripts: completion or choirmaster?
Many (56) of the Greek Psalms begin (in what is the superscript in English on most chapters, not represented at all in a few):
Εἰς τὸ τέλος.
This is a mystery to me. The NETS translates it, ...
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1 Peter 3:15 - Collective Plurals or Distributive Plurals?
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: [1 Peter 3:15 KJV]
In 1 Peter ...
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Emphasis in Isaiah 50:11
Does the phrase here translated - "this you shall have of mine hand" - refer to the the previous portion of the verse, or does it refer to the latter portion of the verse?
Is 50:11 (KJV) ...
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What is the chronology of Hezekiah versus Shalmaneser?
I don't quite understand how Hezekiah relates chronologically to Shalmaneser.
In Kings Chapter 18, it says that Sennacherib attacked Judah in the 14th year of Hezekiah. So, if this occurred in 701 BC, ...
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Colossians 1:17 Perfect Tense - What did the "all things" do and when?
In Col 1:17, συνέστηκεν is in the perfect tense. However, it seems very common for translations like NIV to treat συνέστηκεν as if it were present in tense:
"He is before all things, and in him ...
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Genesis 11:6 Translation Concern
Is Genesis 11:6 translated or phrased accurately (sentence framing) in NASB, as the meaning changes in it, if we compare with KJV/ASV or even with Hebrew
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The LORD said, “Behold, they are one ...
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In Acts 13:48 -" τεταγμένοι" (appointed- YTL), What the Luke's narration implies to, "middle" or "passive "voice?
Apparently, Luke simply narrates the event describing how "people throng" to Paul and Barnabas to hear the message, and with conscious volition "they" responded. Therefore, the "middle voice" would ...
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Was there rain and thunder when they crossed the Red Sea as alluded in Psalms 77:15-20?
This Psalm seems to point out that there was rain and thunderstorm during the night they crossed the Red sea
Psalms 77:15-20 NASB
15You have by Your [j]power redeemed Your people,
The sons of ...
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Why did David fear Joab? 2 Sam 3:39
David is a great warrior(no doubt), at a very young age, He killed Goliath, killed a bear and he he generally considered fearless. But, while going through the Bible, I discovered David feared Joab ...
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What are the statutes and the commandments and the rules in Deuteronomy?
In Deuteronomy there is a repeated triad that appears in its full form first in 5:31:*
וַאֲדַבְּרָה אֵלֶיךָ אֵת כָּל־הַמִּצְוָה וְהַחֻקִּים וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִים
and I will tell you the whole ...
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Is there a first person verb with a plural subject in Hebrew?
I am aware of singular verbs with plural subjects in the third person, masculine, singular. Such as Exodus 4:29, but I am wondering if there is a 1cs that has a plural subject?
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What is 'put on' in Psalm 132:9 ? What is the 'righteousness' and the 'salvation' that clothes?
Singing through the Songs of Degrees, morning by morning, I was struck by 132:9 and 16 and pondered on what it actually (in experience and in practice) means . . . .
... thy priests do put on ...
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Does 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 support my beliefs in head coverings?
I believe that any woman who prays without her head covered & looks up is disgraceful to God & any man who wears ANY kind of head covering & looks down while praying is disgraceful to God. ...
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Who bears the sin in Leviticus 10:17? The priest or sin offering?
In Lev 10:17 is it the offering or the priest that bears the sin? Does the Hebrew text translated as "it was given to you to take away the guilt of the community" mean that the offering took ...
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How does the prophet say they are daughters of one mother in Ezekiel 23:2?
Ezekiel 23:1-2 NASB
The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, 2 “Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mother;
It is clear in the above text that the prophet is referring to ...
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