So the Lord said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why is it that you have fallen on your face? Joshua 7:10 NASB וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהֹוָ֛ה אֶל־יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ קֻ֣ם לָ֑ךְ לָ֣מָּה זֶּ֔ה אַתָּ֖ה נֹפֵ֥ל עַל־פָּנֶֽיךָ Stand up! קֻ֣ם “Stand up” 1999 קוּם (qûm) rise, arise, stand[1] לָ֑ךְ “toward” “from” 1063 לְ (lĕ) to, at, in, in reference to, of, by etc.[2] …
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, קֻם לָךְ; לָמָּה זֶּה, אַתָּה נֹפֵל עַל-פָּנֶיךָ So the Lord said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why is it that you have fallen on your face? Joshua 7:10 NASB וַיֹּאמֶר – “What is the best translation?” Perhaps this is the most frequent question I am asked. In the past I have often replied, “Every translation…
If you’re going to have a living room, it might as well be decorated. Topical Index: Villa Borghese
The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.” Genesis 2:23 NASB 1995 Now – The verse that just doesn’t quit! We have come back to it over and over, discovering more depth each time. We already…
as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:12 NIV East/ west – You have undoubtedly heard this verse offered as proof for God’s forgiveness, but perhaps you haven’t considered some of its more esoteric implications. So, let’s ask a few questions. Why the order…
and the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have their request. Therefore they plundered the Egyptians. Exodus 12:36 NASB Let them have – Imagine you’re an Egyptian. You’ve just had your crops ruined, your water made undrinkable, your livestock destroyed, and your sons killed. And it’s all…
If My people would heed Me, if Israel would go in My ways, in a moment I would humble their enemies and against their foes I would turn My hand. Psalm 81:14-15 (Hebrew Bible) Robert Alter In a moment – God made a promise 3000 years ago. That promise was simple. If Israel keeps His…
A lamp to my feet is Your word and a light to my path. I swore and I will fulfill it—to observe Your just laws. Psalm 119:105-106 Robert Alter Lamp/ light – What is the plain meaning of the text? Isn’t that what we all want to know? Don’t confuse me with theological propositions or…
Our Father, who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Matthew 6:9 NASB Hallowed – “Thus, to ‘hallow’ here is no longer any single action; it is the transformation of all that is into a new ‘holy’ existence as God wills. It is the course of the world and of each individual life from creation…
