Verbs and Paradigms

Now the hand of the Lord was on me there, and He said to me, “Get up, go out to the plain, and there I will speak to you.”  Ezekiel 3:22  NASB He said – According to some researchers, the phrase “God said” or its equivalent is used 1900 times in the Bible.  When you think about it,…

Translation?

  וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, קֻם לָךְ; לָמָּה זֶּה, אַתָּה נֹפֵל עַל-פָּנֶיךָ So the Lord said to Joshua, “Stand up! Why is it that you have fallen on your face?  Joshua 7:10 NASB וַיֹּאמֶר  – “What is the best translation?”  Perhaps this is the most frequent question I am asked.  In the past I have often replied, “Every translation…

Untranslated Yeshua

Then the LORD said to Moses, Numbers 7:4 ESV (said) – Things happen in Hebrew that never make it into translation. You know all about the ‘et, that particle in Hebrew that designates the next word in the sentence is the direct object. Never translated. Then along come Messianics and make a very big deal…

Verbal Confirmation

“And now I have told you before it occurs that when it shall occur, you may believe.” John 14:29 Told – Adjust the audio.  Pay close attention to what is said.  It doesn’t matter how things appear.  What matters is who said what is heard.  In this case, Yeshua offers verbal confirmation of an as-yet…