B.L.
Puritan Board Sophomore
Good Afternoon,
I was wrapping up a Bible lesson with my children just now and afterwards my 11 year old asked me a question about something she noticed in the book of Esther last night. She pointed out that the NIV translates the Hebrew word 'talah' in Esther (2:23, 5:14, 6:4, 7:9-10, 8:7, 9:13-14, 9:25) as "impale/impaled/impaling" but other translations have "hang/hanged/hanging".
I went and compared all the major translations and the NIV and NLT choose "impale/impaled/impaling" and the KJV, NKJV, NASB, ESV, NRSV, CSB, NET, etc. etc. choose "hang/hanged/hanging"...can someone help me out with the Hebrew word 'talah'? Does the symantic range of this word include death by hanging and/or impalement?
God bless children...they know how to keep you on your toes and keep you humble!
Thanks!
I was wrapping up a Bible lesson with my children just now and afterwards my 11 year old asked me a question about something she noticed in the book of Esther last night. She pointed out that the NIV translates the Hebrew word 'talah' in Esther (2:23, 5:14, 6:4, 7:9-10, 8:7, 9:13-14, 9:25) as "impale/impaled/impaling" but other translations have "hang/hanged/hanging".
I went and compared all the major translations and the NIV and NLT choose "impale/impaled/impaling" and the KJV, NKJV, NASB, ESV, NRSV, CSB, NET, etc. etc. choose "hang/hanged/hanging"...can someone help me out with the Hebrew word 'talah'? Does the symantic range of this word include death by hanging and/or impalement?
God bless children...they know how to keep you on your toes and keep you humble!
Thanks!
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