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NASB | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Subject: Shamayim - why heavens, not two heavens |
Bible Note: Hi Tim, Thanks for the reply... I was also aware of hamayim (water) being a dual noun. The nature of the dual with water seems very apparent to me as literal, because in "day" two, God seperates waters. Two waters to be exact, the waters above and the waters below... Obviously what makes the noun "dual" is the suffix transliterated as "im" (Yod, Mem)... Now what about Elohim, that is obviously a dual noun correct? Personally, I am beginning to believe that dual nouns are a very important part of understanding... Thanks again. pom |