DANIEL CHAPTER 5

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Hebrews 11:10 = He was looking forward to the city to be built by God!
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

he was looking forward to
ἐξεδέχετο (exedecheto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1551: To wait for, expect. From ek and dechomai; to accept from some source, i.e. to await.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

city
πόλιν (polin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4172: A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.

with
ἔχουσαν (echousan)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

foundations,
θεμελίους (themelious)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2310: From a derivative of tithemi; something put down, i.e. A substruction.

whose
ἧς (hēs)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

architect
τεχνίτης (technitēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5079: A craftsman, artisan, architect, builder. From techne; an artisan; figuratively, a founder.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

builder [is]
δημιουργὸς (dēmiourgos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1217: An artisan, builder, maker; one who labors for the public. From demos and ergon; a worker for the people, i.e. Mechanic.

God.
Θεός (Theos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

 

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Hebrews 11:11 = By faith, Sarah conceived a child despite her old age!

By faith
Πίστει (Pistei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.

Sarah,
Σάρρᾳ (Sarra)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4564: Sarah, wife of Abraham. Of Hebrew origin; Sarra, the wife of Abraham.

even though
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

she
αὐτῇ (autē)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

was barren
στεῖρα (steira)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4723: Barren. A contraction from stereos; 'sterile'.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

beyond
παρὰ (para)
Preposition
Strong's 3844: Gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.

the opportune
καιρὸν (kairon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2540: Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. Of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. Set or proper time.

age,
ἡλικίας (hēlikias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2244: Age, term of life; full age, maturity; stature. From the same as helikos; maturity.

was enabled
ἔλαβεν (elaben)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

conceive
καταβολὴν (katabolēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2602: From kataballo; a deposition, i.e. Founding; figuratively, conception.

a child,
σπέρματος (spermatos)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 4690: From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant.

because
ἐπεὶ (epei)
Conjunction
Strong's 1893: Of time: when, after; of cause: since, because; otherwise: else. From epi and ei; thereupon, i.e. Since.

she considered
ἡγήσατο (hēgēsato)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2233: (a) To lead, (b) To think, be of opinion, suppose, consider.

Him
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

faithful
πιστὸν (piston)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4103: Trustworthy, faithful, believing. From peitho; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful.

who had promised.
ἐπαγγειλάμενον (epangeilamenon)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1861: From epi and the base of aggelos; to announce upon, i.e. to engage to do something, to assert something respecting oneself.

 

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Hebrews 11:17 = By faith , God tested him when he offered Isaac!
By faith
Πίστει (Pistei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4102: Faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.

Abraham,
Ἀβραὰμ (Abraam)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 11: Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch.

when he was tested,
πειραζόμενος (peirazomenos)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3985: To try, tempt, test. From peira; to test, i.e. Endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline.

offered up
προσενήνοχεν (prosenēnochen)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4374: From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat.

Isaac [ on the altar ].
Ἰσαὰκ (Isaak)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2464: (Hebrew), Isaac, the patriarch. Of Hebrew origin; Isaac, the son of Abraham.

He who
ὁ (ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

had received
ἀναδεξάμενος (anadexamenos)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 324: To welcome, receive kindly; I undertake, assume the responsibility of. From ana and dechomai; to entertain.

the
τὰς (tas)
Article - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

promises
ἐπαγγελίας (epangelias)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 1860: A promise. From epaggello; an announcement.

was ready to offer
προσέφερεν (prosepheren)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4374: From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat.

[his]
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

one and only son,
μονογενῆ (monogenē)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3439: Only, only-begotten; unique. From monos and ginomai; only-born, i.e. Sole.

• And so on to the end of Chapter 11!

 

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16) Cold or Hot Anger?

• In Exodus 32, Moses goes to Mount Sinai to receive the Laws from God!
• The Israelites use the absence of Moses and tell Aaron to make a god for them because Moses is not there!
• Thus Aaron makes a golden calf!
• Then the Israelites say it is the God who has freed them from Egypt!
• All at once CORRUPTION is among the Israelites!
• In fact, it is in their heart!
• As it is in man’s heart!
• And God tells Moses about the Israelites as an obstinate people!
• And he speaks about his BURNING ANGER!
• It is far more than a hot anger!
• It is the maximum degree!
• It can’t be higher!
• And he wants to exterminate Israel!
• He doesn’t do it because of Moses!
• So when Moses goes down Mount Sinai he destroyed the golden calf!
• And Moses tells the Levites to kill Israelites and 3,000 people are killed!
• Then Moses goes back to Mount Sinai!
• And God tells Moses that he will punish the Israelites!
• Then God begins plaguing the Israelites!

 

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17) Cold or Hot Anger?

• In Exodus 33, God says he is going to send an angel ahead of them!
• But he will not go in their mist!
• Because they are obstinate people!
• And he might exterminate them on the way!
• And he can do it at any time!
• Apparently many don’t know that!
• But it is clear as crystal!
• God tells Moses no man can see me and live!
• APPARENTLY NO ONE KNOWS THAT!
• BUT IT IS WRITTEN IN THE BIBLE!
• But of course, not in man’s tradition!

 

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18) Cold or Hot Anger?

• In Exodus 34, God tells Moses that Israel must not make a covenant with any of the people of the land!
• Because it will be a snare among them!
• But they won’t listen to God!
• And they will get into trouble all the time!
• When we don’t listen to God, we will get into trouble!
• It is pure logic!
• Nothing special!
• Simple logic!
• And he warns them again and again!
• But they never listen!
• Thus it is normal to pay the consequences of our acts!

 

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19) Cold or Hot Anger?

• In Leviticus Chapter 10, Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihua offer an unauthorized fire before God!
• And a fire consumes them!
• So they die before God!
• People should remember that!
• You can’t play with God forever!
• He is patient but on time those who act against him pay the price!
• It is only the law of God!
• There is no surprise!
• Everything is written!
• Thus people can’t say they didn’t know!

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Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

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20) Cold or Hot Anger?

• In Numbers chapter 11, the people complain bitterly before Yah·weh because of the manna!
• And a fire begins to blaze against them!
• Then the people begin to cry out to Moses!
• So Moses makes supplication to Yah·weh!
• And the fire dies out!
• Here we can say Hot Anger!
• But the problem with the Israelites is that they complain all the time for nothing!
• Thus we may say Cold and Hot Anger at the same time!

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Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

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21) Cold or Hot Anger?

• In Numbers 11, we are told that:
• Moses is fed up with the Israelites!
• Yah·weh is fed up with the Israelites!
• And he gives them meat for a whole month so they get fep up with it!
• But Yah·weh is so angry with the Israelites that he strikes them with a very great slaughter!
• What a difference with Abraham!
• It is incredible to think that he waited for so long before striking the Israelites!
• But it is the same with mankind!
• Too arrogant?
• The price to pay will be adapted to the degree of arrogance!

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Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

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22) Cold or Hot Anger?

• In Numbers 12, we are told that:
• As if it was not enough with the Israelites, Miriam and Aaron are jealous of Moses!
• Here we are told that Moses was the most humble man on the earth!
• And Yah.weh is angry at Miriam and Aaron!
• And all at once Miriam gets leprosy!
• And Aaron apologizes for their sin against Moses!
• So Moses praises to Yah.weh to cure Miriam!
• So Yah.weh tells Moses that Miriam must be quarantined for seven days outside the camp to be humiliated for what she has done!

 

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23) Cold or Hot Anger?

• In Numbers 13, the Israelites have arrived at the doors of the promised land!
• Moses sends 12 spies to the country!
• When they come back after 40 day, 10 make a bad report!
• And the Israelites want to go back to Egypt!
• Only 2 spies put their confidence in Yah.weh, Joshua and Caleb!
• But the Israelites don’t want to listen to them!
• On the contrary, they want to kill them!
• ONE WORD: HOT ANGER FROM YAH.WEH!

 

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24) Cold or Hot Anger?

• In Numbers 14, we are told that the Israelites listen to the 10 spies!
• And they start to murmur against Moses and Aaron!
• And they speak against them!
• They speak about choosing another leader and go back to Egypt!
• Joshua and Caleb tell the Israelites to put their confidence in Yah.weh and not rebel against him!
• And the Israelites want to stone them!
• And Yah.weh gets angry at them!
• And he wants to get rid of them and make a great nation of Moses!
• And as usual Moses saves their skins by calming Yah.weh down!
• But the Israelites will die in the desert except Joshua and Caleb!

 

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25) Cold or Hot Anger?

• In Numbers 14, Yah.weh tells the Israelites that they will die in the desert!
• And their children will become shepherds in the wilderness 40 years because of their fathers!
• And they will be able to get into the promised land only when all their parents die!
• A day for a year!
• And the ten spies who spoke badly will be struck down and die before Yah.weh!
• It is also a way to learn a lesson!
• When you have to pay a price, then you are supposed to understand better!
• But after the death of Joshua, the Israelites will start again to act against Yah.weh as usual!

 

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Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

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Remember:
Biblical Hebrew has a very small number of words, about 8,000, and around 1,700 of those words are hapax legomena (being said once) in the Hebrew Bible. Modern Hebrew has about 100,000 words. For comparison modern English has over 450,000 words, and Spanish has just over 175,000 words. Standard English dictionaries typically have about 200,000 words, whereas Spanish dictionaries have about 80,000 words.
This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context.
Although yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans:

• Point of time (a specific day)
• time period of a whole or half a day:
• • Period of light (as contrasted with the period of darkness),
  • Sunrise to sunset
  • Sunset to next sunset
• General term for time ( as in 'days of our lives')
• A year "lived a lot of days"
• Time period of unspecified length. "days and days"

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The Greek language is ranked as the richest in the world with 5 million words and 70 million word types. According to Dr. MacDonald, only 600,000 Greek words are used today, making the Greek vocabulary the largest in the world and 3.5 times bigger than the English vocabulary.
Though there are 138,607 words in the Greek New Testament, only 5,394 are unique.


Remember:
Biblical Hebrew has a very small number of words, about 8,000, and around 1,700 of those words are hapax legomena (being said once) in the Hebrew Bible. Modern Hebrew has about 100,000 words. For comparison modern English has over 450,000 words, and Spanish has just over 175,000 words. Standard English dictionaries typically have about 200,000 words, whereas Spanish dictionaries have about 80,000 words.
This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context.
Although yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans:

• Point of time (a specific day)
• time period of a whole or half a day:
• • Period of light (as contrasted with the period of darkness),
  • Sunrise to sunset
  • Sunset to next sunset
• General term for time ( as in 'days of our lives')
• A year "lived a lot of days"
• Time period of unspecified length. "days and days"

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The Greek language is ranked as the richest in the world with 5 million words and 70 million word types. According to Dr. MacDonald, only 600,000 Greek words are used today, making the Greek vocabulary the largest in the world and 3.5 times bigger than the English vocabulary.
Though there are 138,607 words in the Greek New Testament, only 5,394 are unique.
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26) Cold or Hot Anger?

• In Numbers 14, the Israelites oppose Yah.weh twice!
• First, they refuse to go to the promised land!
• Second, they want to go to the promised land after Yah.weh said no!
• Third, they don’t listen to Moses when he tells them not to go because they are going to be defeated!
• And they get defeated!
• It shows how rebellious the Israelites are!
• But it only leads to more trouble!
• And so is mankind!
• And it is not going to change!

 

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__________________________________________________________________________
Remember:

• If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!
• They used to write differently!
• They used to speak differently!
• They used to think differently!
• They used to act differently!

__________________________________________________________________________
Remember:
Biblical Hebrew has a very small number of words, about 8,000, and around 1,700 of those words are hapax legomena (being said once) in the Hebrew Bible. Modern Hebrew has about 100,000 words. For comparison modern English has over 450,000 words, and Spanish has just over 175,000 words. Standard English dictionaries typically have about 200,000 words, whereas Spanish dictionaries have about 80,000 words.
This means words often have multiple meanings determined by context.
Although yom is commonly rendered as day in English translations, the word yom can be used in different ways to refer to different time spans:

• Point of time (a specific day)
• time period of a whole or half a day:
• • Period of light (as contrasted with the period of darkness),
  • Sunrise to sunset
  • Sunset to next sunset
• General term for time ( as in 'days of our lives')
• A year "lived a lot of days"
• Time period of unspecified length. "days and days"

__________________________________________________________________________
The Greek language is ranked as the richest in the world with 5 million words and 70 million word types. According to Dr. MacDonald, only 600,000 Greek words are used today, making the Greek vocabulary the largest in the world and 3.5 times bigger than the English vocabulary.
Though there are 138,607 words in the Greek New Testament, only 5,394 are unique.
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27) Cold or Hot Anger?

• In Numbers 15:30,31, someone who does something deliberately against Yah.weh, he must be cut off from among his people because he is blaspheming!
• Because he has despised Yah.weh’s word and broken his commandment!
• His own error is upon him!
• Definitely no anger!
• Just Yah.weh’s Law!
• Simple and easy to understand!
• Now people may accept it or not!
• When Yah.weh’s kingdom comes, it will be the same!
• It won’t be possible to go against it!
• Only once!
• So everybody will be able to make up his mind!

 

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Someone says :

I don't understand what you're trying to say when you write "If you think like today’s people, you will never understand the Bible!"

a) How do today's people think? That is an impossibly broad generalization.

b) Since even Biblical scholars disagree about the product of the art/science of translation, how does one decide (in your opinion) on the "best" translation.

Personally I prefer the NIV and the NRSVue translations. To me, they to have the best combination of converting the ancient languages' words and meaning into modern English with clarity of understanding..

 

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- My answer :

- There is no better translation!

- The best one will always be the original!

- Since the majority of translations have taken away God's name, the majority are bad translations!

- In fact, they should not be called translations at all!

- Today's people are influenced by their languages written and spoken languages, they also think and act differently!

- In fact, they do everything differently!

- Just take the examples of today's people: they have different cultures and they seem to live at different times!

- A good example is the word yom in Hebrew, it is usually translated by day in English!

- But in hebrew it has different meaning depending on the context because the language used in the Bible is limited!

- The only possibility was to use the same word for different uses!

 

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Somebody says :

The King James translation is NOT "the original". There were translations prior to 1611, including the Tyndale, the Geneva, and others. And there are translations afterwards that are better.

There is no basis for saying that "the majority of translations have taken away God's name, the majority are bad translations!" No translation has ever taken away God's name! None of them!

It is clear that you know nothing about Bible translations, the methodology behind them, the source languages, etc.

Clearly, unless you can come up with some facts, there is no point in discussing this with you.

Have a nice day.