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It's interesting how the different English translations interpret the passage where Noah is instructed to make an Arc.
Genesis 6:14 (Young's Literal Translation) 14`Make for thyself an ark of gopher-wood; rooms dost thou make with the ark, and thou hast covered it within and without with cypress; Genesis 6:14 (New International Version) 14 So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. Genesis 6:14 (New American Standard Bible) 14"Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make the ark with rooms, and shall cover it inside and out with pitch. Genesis 6:14-16 (King James Version) 14Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. Genesis 6:14-16 (New Living Translation) 14 “Build a large boat from cypress wood and waterproof it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior. Genesis 6:14 (New King James Version) 14 Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch. So which is it? And why the variations on gopher wood (with or without a space or hypen)? Where does cypress come from? In the various translations it's used to replace either gopher or pitch. |
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But nobody knows for sure. Since the event is mythological, there's no way to find out. |
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Were pitch and tar not first created in the flood?
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It is a mistranslation. What god said was : It's gonna be a big boat, you better go fer wood.
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Apparently millions of Americans believe in the literal truth of this story, and a surprisingly large percentage of them belive Joan of Arc played some role in the story.
The only conclusion is that many Americans believe a book to be true, that they have never really read. |
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How much over 10 percent of Christians do you need before you are surprised by the percentage?
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