Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>]

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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