Today’s Word
A Little Change Here, a Little Change There (5)
You favor man with perception and teach mankind understanding. Grant us knowledge, understanding and intellect from You. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Grantor of perception. Amidah (Ashkenazi version) Wisdom, intellect and knowledge – The Sephardic version of the Amidah reads as follows: You favor man with knowledge and teach mankind understanding. Grant us wisdom, intellect and…
A Little Change Here, a Little Change There (4)
You favor man with perception and teach mankind understanding. Grant us knowledge, understanding and intellect from You. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Grantor of perception. Amidah (Ashkenazi version) Knowledge, understand and intellect – Let’s be consistent. That’s one of the fundamental requirements of good translation. The same word needs to be rendered as the same word. …
A Little Change Here, a Little Change There (3)
You favor man with perception and teach mankind understanding. Grant us knowledge, understanding and intellect from You. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Grantor of perception. Amidah (Ashkenazi version) Teach understanding – da’at is gifted. bina is taught. What’s the difference? First, the verb. You’ll remember that the verb for da’at is nātan. The first sequence is…
A Little Change Here, a Little Change There (2)
You favor man with perception and teach mankind understanding. Grant us knowledge, understanding and intellect from You. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Grantor of perception. Amidah (Ashkenazi version) Perception/ Understanding – Let’s summarize yesterday’s insights. This version of the Amidah suggests that da’at was given to Adam, and that bina was taught to ‘enosh. These are…
A Little Change Here, a Little Change There (1)
You favor man with perception and teach mankind understanding. Grant us knowledge, understanding and intellect from You. Blessed are You, Adonoy, Grantor of perception. Amidah (Ashkenazi version) Man/ mankind – Before we begin to explore the subtle changes in the Sephardic and Ashkenazi versions of the Amidah, let’s look at translation consistency. Robert Alter makes…
A Feast to Forget
Be silent before the Lord God! For the day of the Lord is near, because the Lord has prepared a sacrifice, He has consecrated His guests. “Then it will come about on the day of the Lord’s sacrifice that I will punish the princes, the king’s sons, and all who clothe themselves with foreign garments.” Zephaniah 1:7-8 NASB Sacrifice – Robert Alter makes an important comment…
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