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Old 12-17-2004, 11:04 AM   #1
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OK, I've heard both arguments for "became" and "was" - which is it?
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Well the NIV hedges its bets by having "was" in the main verse and "Or possibly became" as a footnote.
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Old 12-17-2004, 11:12 AM   #3
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This is because the "was" is relative. It probably means "was [at the time that Elohim's spirit hovered over the waters]."

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OK, I've heard both arguments for "became" and "was" - which is it?
"Was" is word for it still is formless wasteland without the mythology given order and direction to the meaning of life.
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