Sneaking Around

He does not slander with his tongue, nor do evil to his neighbor, nor bring shame on his friend;  Psalm 15:3  NASB Slander – The Hebrew word here is rāgal.  Once you know that, you might be shocked at this translation.  You see, only one time in twenty-four occurrences is it translated “slander.”  In the other twenty-three instances…

Let the Reader Decide

“I have taken off my clothes, should I get dressed again?  I have washed my feet, should I get them dirty?  Song of Songs 5:3  Tremper Longman III Feet – Let’s get straight to the point.  Song of Songs is Hebrew erotic poetry.  It is intentionally disguised intimations of sexual pleasure and passion.  That’s the…

Barefoot Business

“When he lies down, note the place where he lies down, and go over and uncover his feet and lie down.  He will tell you what you are to do.”  Ruth 3:4  JPS Feet – While the root word, regel, appears 245 times in the Tanakh, the word used here, margelot, although a derivative, is…