Nif’al

  • Biblical Subtitles

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Then Joshua and all Israel [a]pretended to be defeated before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.  Joshua 8:15  NASB Pretended to be defeated – Have you ever watched a movie with dialogue in your native tongue but with subtitles added?  You’ll notice immediately that the subtitles often flatten the conversation, reducing the nuances and…

  • See and Seen

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.  Exodus 34:23  NASB Are to appear – You probably know about this requirement.  According to Jewish practice, three times a year all Israelite males had to appear before the Lord.  In the days of the Temple, this…