Could’a, Would’a, Should’a

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

“Oh if only my grief were actually weighed and laid in the balances together with my disaster!  For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas; for that reason my words have been rash.”  Job 6:2-3  NASB If only – The “do-over” Hebrew word.  lû “marks three degrees of personal desire or agreement:…

Conflict Resolution

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Oh that my ways may be established to keep Your statutes!  Psalm 119:5  NASB 1995 Oh that – Pay attention to the first word in this aleph sequence: ʾaḥlâ אַחלָה  It’s an emotional outburst.  “Ah that!” is the TWOT rendering.  Alter renders the verse: “Would that my ways be firm to observe Your statutes!”  But notice the…