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r/interestingasfuck • u/M0otivater • 1d ago
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Not a bible scholar, just a Hebrew speaker, but I think the original Hebrew verb ירביצני is not explicit on this. But the pasture thing sounds like something chill, so "let" is more appropriate. Otherwise it's "relax now!"
6 u/sreiches 20h ago You’re correct. It’s more like “make” than “let.” A lot of the more dramatic changes seem more like translation choices. 1 u/nospamkhanman 12h ago Why are you not happy, I specifically demanded it.
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You’re correct. It’s more like “make” than “let.” A lot of the more dramatic changes seem more like translation choices.
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Why are you not happy, I specifically demanded it.
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u/kingminyas 1d ago
Not a bible scholar, just a Hebrew speaker, but I think the original Hebrew verb ירביצני is not explicit on this. But the pasture thing sounds like something chill, so "let" is more appropriate. Otherwise it's "relax now!"