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NASB | Matthew 23:37 ¶ "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 23:37 ¶ "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who murders the prophets and stones [to death] those [messengers] who are sent to her [by God]! How often I wanted to gather your children together [around Me], as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling. [Luke 13:34, 35] |
Subject: Matt. 23:37 Calvinism or Arminianism? |
Bible Note: Greetings Joe! Great questions! Unfortunatly, regular verb forms do not include gender! The last verb phrase does not include an explicit pronoun, just the one included in the verb form itself. So it is translated as "You (plural) would not". The participles , like at the beginning of the verse, do include definite articles and they are all feminine in agreement with Jerusalem. 'The children' is actually a Neuter, Plural, Accusative noun. So, my translation is limited to the agreement in number. The last verb only matches up with 'the children' in number - unless of course you count the plural nouns and verbals (the prophets, those sent, and the chicks). But, I think the context is pretty clear that either Jerusalem or her children were the ones not willing. I was a bit surprised myself, since I had never translated this verse before. That is great news about the classes. With your language background, you should pick them up very quickly. Greek is very regular in it's rules, but there are a bunch of forms to learn! :-) I thought that Hebrew was more difficult, but mostly because the letters were so different from what I was accustomed to reading - they appear more oriental or asian than our script. Plus, I never could get the hang of reading from right to left, and back to front! :o Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |