So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is no one so discerning and wise as you.” Genesis 41:39 NRSVA God – English doesn’t quite reveal what is happening in this story. Why? Because the English translation “God” can cover both elohim and YHVH. And in this case, it’s important…
All the people, experiencing the thunder and lightning, the trumpet blast and the smoking mountain, were afraid Exodus 20:18a The Message Experiencing – When was the last time you saw thunder? Ah, probably never. We perceive thunder as audible, not visual. So when we try to translate this particular verse from Hebrew, we run into…
Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob; they came each one with his household: Exodus 1:1 NASB Household – What did the children of Israel bring with them into the desert? What did they carry for forty years as they wandered toward Canaan? Each one brought his…
