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  • From: Ita Sheres <isheres AT mail.sdsu.edu>
  • To: Matthew Anstey <manstey AT portal.ca>
  • Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>, Carl Follingstad <cfollingstad AT compuserve.com>
  • Subject: Re: Meaning of ger
  • Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 20:48:44 -0700 (PDT)


I would use the word "joiners" - it reflects and includes all of the
suggestions you made in the original e-mail.

Ita Sheres.

On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, Matthew Anstey wrote:

> Gday all,
>
> Just wondering what people thought was a good word to use for ger for its
> usual meanings. We want to try to avoid "resident aliens," "aliens," or
> "strangers" if possible. What does NJPS use? The current revisors of the NIV
> are removing the word "alien" from the translation altogether, and we too
> are looking a better word. What do people think of these possibilities:
> 1. immigrant
> 2. outsider
> 3. foreigner
> 4. refugee
> 5. person in exile
> 6. migrant
>
> Thanks for your input once again.
>
> With regards,
> Matthew Anstey
>
> PS The final decision for the two-letter abbreviation of 'eth is pending,
> but am for "affectedness marker" is the most likely candidate. I should have
> noted that Peter Burton suggested et = "elusive thing".
>
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