ragal

  • Strategically Redundant

    Now Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, “Go up and spy out the land.” So the men went up and spied out Ai. Joshua 7:2 NASB Spy out – Hey, wait a minute!  Didn’t Joshua learn anything from his first reconnaissance?  Or from Jericho?  Didn’t…

  • 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…

  • Really?

    Then David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house, and wash your feet.” And Uriah went out of the king’s house, and a present from the king was sent out after him. 2 Samuel 11:8 NASB Wash your feet – You’ve been on the front lines. The commander-in-chief sends a message that he wants…