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NASB | Matthew 1:19 And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 1:19 And Joseph her [promised] husband, being a just and righteous man and not wanting to expose her publicly to shame, planned to send her away and divorce her quietly. |
Subject: What does "send her away" refer to? |
Bible Note: John Since I can once again communicate with you I will. I believe Sir Pent makes a strong case. While there are some translations that have departed from trying to accurately present the word. I think most translations are an accurate translation within their stated purposes. As to your use of a concordance, remember most are reverse engineered. By that I mean they list the words and give the English word that the Hebrew/Greek word was translated in that translation. Strong’s for instance does not claim to be an accurate Hebrew/ Greek to English translation but rather to list the word and give all the different words that the Hebrew/Greek word was translated into by the KJV translators. Strong does attempt to give a real brief definition but it falls extremely short of the fullness and richness of the many Hebrew and Greek words To get a true understanding of most Hebrew and Greek words one must use a book like AMG’s World Study Dictionary, Robertson’s Word Pictures, Lexicons and Interlinear Bibles. I personally rely on Spiro Zodhiates and a personal friend who is a Greek Orthodox Bishop and proficient in Greek. On the forum I bow always to Tim Moran’s linguistic expertise. I use as a classic example the Greek word Pisteuo which is translated believe. Our English word Believe falls short of the full meaning of this word. Pisteuo means to depend or have a dependence of belief. In plain words be willing to stake your life on it. Yet we use believe even if we aren’t sure but think it may be true. Unfortunately that is how many Christians read John 3:16-18 they believe they trust Jesus for their salvation. rather placing total dependence on their belief in Christ. This is much like a person that buys a rope from Home Depot that is rated for 500 lbs. They believe it will hold them but are they are unwilling to jump over the side of a building depending on the rope to hold them. EdB |