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PHall | December 21, 2010
Genesis 6:3 NASB Then the LORD said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.” Genesis 6:3 HCSB And the LORD said, “My Spirit will not remain with mankind forever, because they are corrupt. Their days will be 120 years.” […]
PHall | December 21, 2010
In the name of readability, English translations sometimes lose something in the translation. When Cain’s offering was not accepted, his “face” (literally) fell (Genesis 4:5). The NASB says, “his countenance fell.” The HCSB says “he was downcast” (2004) and “he looked despondent.” The ESV is the best translation, “his face fell.” This same Hebrew word (pânı̂ym […]
PHall | December 21, 2010
Genesis 2:25 HCSB Both the man and his wife were naked, yet felt no shame. The word for naked here is actually related to the word for crafty and cunning used of the serpent in Genesis 3:1 HCSB Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the wild animals that the LORD God had made. […]
PHall | December 21, 2010
Adam and Eve were naked – Genesis 2:25 (‛ârôm – 6174) and not ashamed. Then Adam and sinned and hid because they were naked – Genesis 3:7,10,11 (‛êyrôm / ‛êrôm – 5903). Then God made them clothes called “skin” – Genesis 3:21 (‛ôr – 5785) – and that word comes from a word meaning naked. […]
PHall | December 21, 2010
Genesis 3:8 NASB They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. Genesis 3:8 HCSB Then the man and his wife heard the sound of […]
PHall | December 21, 2010
Genesis 2:18 NASB Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” Genesis 2:18 HCSB (2004) Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is like him.” […]
PHall | December 21, 2010
Genesis 3:16 NASB To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he will rule over you.” Genesis 3:16 HCSB (2004) He said to the woman: I will intensify your labor pains; you will bear […]
PHall | December 21, 2010
Genesis 9:11 NASB “I establish My covenant with you; and all flesh shall never again be cut off by the water of the flood, neither shall there again be a flood to destroy the earth.” Genesis 9:11 HCSB I confirm My covenant with you that never again will all flesh be wiped out by the […]
PHall | December 2, 2010
There are only two covenants in contrast to the many covenants when contextually the topic is one replacing the other. The Noahaic covenant (Gen.6) was not replaced by the “New Covenant” (Heb.8), and therefore would not be considered ‘the first covenant” although it came first temporally. The language would be comparable to the second coming (Heb.9) not contextually related to the […]
PHall | November 26, 2010
Man saw the fruit, tasted it, and died, giving us death (Gen.3:6). The Son of Man tasted death, yet lived, giving us life, so we can see (Heb.2:9).