Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 07/01/2005 15:50, Jim West wrote:

> At 10:44 AM 1/7/2005, you wrote:
>
> > A translation should not make its
> > readers think that they understand the Bible better than they actually
> > do.
>
>
> Jerry,
>
> This is an excellent point!
>
> Jim
Precisely. It should not allow readers to think that they understand 
"cleanness of teeth" in Amos when in fact it is nothing to do with 
dental hygiene. It should explain what the phrase actually means in the 
context.

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