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  • From: Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>
  • To: JAMES CHRISTIAN READ <JCR128 AT student.apu.ac.uk>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] One scholar's' opinion
  • Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 16:56:49 +0100

On 03/07/2006 16:29, JAMES CHRISTIAN READ wrote:
...
HH:
KJV: Gen. 4:21 And his brother’s name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.

JCR: This translation simply doesn't make sense. The English 'he was the...' implies that he is no longer such. ...

Of course it does, because he is dead. We can say "Winston Churchill was a great man", not implying that he became less great but simply because he is dead.

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Peter Kirk
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