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PHall | December 22, 2010
Genesis 18:8 NASB He took curds and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and placed it before them; and he was standing by them under the tree as they ate. Genesis 18:8 HCSB Then Abraham took curds and milk, and the calf that he had prepared, and set them before the men. He […]
PHall | December 22, 2010
God caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep. God caused Abram to fall into a deep sleep. While sleeping, God brought a wife to Adam. While Abram slept, “suddenly a terror and great darkness descended on him.” This is an example of where if you put two verses together that don’t belong, you can […]
PHall | December 22, 2010
Genesis 16:5 NASB And Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done me be upon you. I gave my maid into your arms, but when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her sight. May the LORD judge between you and me.” Genesis 16:5 HCSB Then Sarai said to Abram, “You are […]
PHall | December 22, 2010
Genesis 15:9 NASB So He said to him, “Bring Me a three year old heifer, and a three year old female goat, and a three year old ram, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” Genesis 15:9 HCSB He said to him, “Bring me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a […]
PHall | December 22, 2010
Genesis 9:23 NASB But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were turned away, so that they did not see their father’s nakedness. Genesis 9:23 HCSB Then Shem and Japheth took a cloak and placed it […]
PHall | December 21, 2010
Three times the ground is cursed by God. First it is with Adam (Genesis 3:17-19), then Cain (Genesis 4:10-12), and finally with the flood (Genesis 8:21). Each time it is due to man’s sin. With Adam, he is told he will return to the ground. With Cain, Abel’s blood cries from the ground. The third […]
PHall | December 21, 2010
Genesis 6:16 NASB “You shall make a window for the ark, and finish it to a cubit from the top; and set the door of the ark in the side of it; you shall make it with lower, second, and third decks. Genesis 6:16 HCSB You are to make a roof, finishing the sides of […]
PHall | December 21, 2010
Genesis 6:15 NASB “This is how you shall make it: the length of the ark three hundred cubits, its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. Genesis 6:15 HCSB This is how you are to make it: The ark will be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. Although technically, there […]
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 […]