Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Peter Kirk"<peter_kirk AT sil.org>]

"The lord", especially with a small l (which suggests that the 
reference is to a member of the House of Lords), is not an accurate 
translation of YHWH. YHWH is a name, so it cannot really be 
translated, but any attempt at "translation" should be an 
unambiguously divine name.

Of course real difference between Genesis and Gilgamesh is the 
montheistic framework of Genesis, with no other gods taking any part 
even in a worldwide event.

Peter Kirk


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Subject: Gigamesh and Gen 8:21
Author:  <nor AT iol.ie> at Internet
Date:    15/01/2000 16:10


Hello all

Concerning the following two lines

The gods smelled a sweet savor.    Epic of Gilgamesh tablet XI:160 
The lord smelled a sweet savor     Gen. 8:21

Are these accurate translations of the lines, i.e. Are the Akkadian and 
Hebrew t
ranslations equivalent, or are there more accurate variants?

Regards
Noel O Riordan