You favor man with perception and teach mankind understanding. Grant us knowledge, understanding and intellect from You. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Grantor of perception. Amidah (Ashkenazi version) Wisdom, intellect and knowledge – The Sephardic version of the Amidah reads as follows: You favor man with knowledge and teach mankind understanding. Grant us wisdom, intellect and…
You favor man with perception and teach mankind understanding. Grant us knowledge, understanding and intellect from You. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Grantor of perception. Amidah (Ashkenazi version) Knowledge, understand and intellect – Let’s be consistent. That’s one of the fundamental requirements of good translation. The same word needs to be rendered as the same word. …
You favor man with perception and teach mankind understanding. Grant us knowledge, understanding and intellect from You. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Grantor of perception. Amidah (Ashkenazi version) Teach understanding – da’at is gifted. bina is taught. What’s the difference? First, the verb. You’ll remember that the verb for da’at is nātan. The first sequence is…
You favor man with perception and teach mankind understanding. Grant us knowledge, understanding and intellect from You. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Grantor of perception. Amidah (Ashkenazi version) Man/ mankind – Before we begin to explore the subtle changes in the Sephardic and Ashkenazi versions of the Amidah, let’s look at translation consistency. Robert Alter makes…
“For the resurrection of the dead I am on trial before you today!” NASB Acts 24:21b Resurrection of the dead – The Amidah is the daily sacred prayer of Judaism. It has been so for thousands of years. In many ways, it is treated like the Tanakh itself, held in highest honor as the best…
Then they spoke against God; they said, “Can God prepare a table in the wilderness? Psalm 78:19 NASB Hebrew Acronyms – BTW, FYI, CYA. We use them all the time. Acronyms. But did you know that the instructions about praying the Amidah in Hebrew also employ an acronym, a Hebrew acronym. Here’s what it looks…
And He continued by questioning them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.” Mark 8:29 NASB Who – Most of us realize that virtually all the followers of Yeshua in the early part of the first century were Jewish. That means Jews thought Yeshua was the Messiah long…
Forgive us, our Father, for we have erred; pardon us, our King, for we have willfully sinned; for You are the good and forgiving God. Blessed are You, HASHEM, the gracious One Who pardons abundantly. Shemoneh Esrei – Amidah, Blessing Number 6 Pardon – According to the Artscroll Siddur notes, the Hebrew word mehal (pardon)…
Bring us back, our Father, to Your Torah, and bring us near, our King, to Your service, and influence us to return in perfect repentance before You. Shemoneh Esrei hashivanu Influence – You aren’t going to find this verse in the Bible. It’s from the Amidah, the Shemoneh Esrei, the morning prayer of the Jews. …
(as it is written, “A father of many nations have I made you”) in the sight of Him who he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. Romans 4:17 Who Gives Life To The Dead – Suppose you wrote a letter of introduction to…
