Post by lawrenceraymond on Mar 2, 2013 18:36:37 GMT -8
Shalom to all, My first example of "Peace or Cultivated Land" was posted in the section below, namely, "Letters to the Jewish People."
Thanks to the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon (courtesy of Hebrew Union College and the Jewish Institute of Religion), much additional insight has become available to the general public. Acts 12:20 represents another case in point where the Aramaic word "shayna" deserves further investigation.
The KJV says: “And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired [glow=red,2,300]peace[/glow]; because their
country was nourished by the king's country.”
“Peace” in this verse is a translation of “eyrene” which appears in the Greek texts.
If the countries were [glow=red,2,300]not[/glow] at peace, why was Judea feeding its
enemies in Tyre and Sidon? Are we to assume that the Judeans, of all people, were ignorant to the ways of war? Common sense tells us that starvation is a useful weapon!
The Peshitta has the word “shayna”, meaning:
$yn#2 N $yn)
1 Syr cultivated land
2 Syr favorable conditions
3 Syr peace
4 Syr %d$aynA)% tame
5 Syr love of peace
LS2 773
LS2 v: $aynA)
abs. voc: $iyn
“Cultivated land” makes a far better reading. Since Judea fed the people of Tyre and Sidon, it is safe to assume that they were all at peace.
It makes more sense that the people of Tyre and Sidon, being seaport trade towns who were dependent on inland sources of food, would ask for [glow=red,2,300]cultivated land[/glow] (and hence have less dependence on others, like
the Judeans), than for “peace”, when they were already at peace.
Peace and Blessings, Brother Larry
Thanks to the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon (courtesy of Hebrew Union College and the Jewish Institute of Religion), much additional insight has become available to the general public. Acts 12:20 represents another case in point where the Aramaic word "shayna" deserves further investigation.
The KJV says: “And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired [glow=red,2,300]peace[/glow]; because their
country was nourished by the king's country.”
“Peace” in this verse is a translation of “eyrene” which appears in the Greek texts.
If the countries were [glow=red,2,300]not[/glow] at peace, why was Judea feeding its
enemies in Tyre and Sidon? Are we to assume that the Judeans, of all people, were ignorant to the ways of war? Common sense tells us that starvation is a useful weapon!
The Peshitta has the word “shayna”, meaning:
$yn#2 N $yn)
1 Syr cultivated land
2 Syr favorable conditions
3 Syr peace
4 Syr %d$aynA)% tame
5 Syr love of peace
LS2 773
LS2 v: $aynA)
abs. voc: $iyn
“Cultivated land” makes a far better reading. Since Judea fed the people of Tyre and Sidon, it is safe to assume that they were all at peace.
It makes more sense that the people of Tyre and Sidon, being seaport trade towns who were dependent on inland sources of food, would ask for [glow=red,2,300]cultivated land[/glow] (and hence have less dependence on others, like
the Judeans), than for “peace”, when they were already at peace.
Peace and Blessings, Brother Larry
