{Word Study} Afraid “Yagar”

WORD STUDY – AFRAID Job 9:28:  “I am afraid of all my sorrow, I know thou wilt not hold me innocent.” Afraid – Hebrew:  yagar – To fear for one’s own safety or wellbeing. First let me point out that this word for fear is not the fear used for...

Word Study: Sin “Chata”

WORD STUDY – SIN Job 1:22: “In all this Job sinned not, nor charge God foolishly.” Sin: Hebrew – chata:  To  stumble or fall short of the mark We tend to think that Job did not sin by not blaming God.  Yet, when you look at the syntax in the Hebrew, it is...

Devotional Song of Solomon 4:7

Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar and Nevim Arith Hayomim: Song of Solomon 4:7 “Thou art all fair my love; there is no spot in thee.” I find this passage very interesting when it comes to seeing how translators handle it.  In verse 8 we find that for the first...

Devotional Psalms 47:6-7

Good Morning Yamon Ki Yesepar and Nevim Arith Hayomin: Psalms 47:6-7: “Sing praises to God, sing praises; Sing praises to our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth, Sing ye praises with understanding.” I don’t know if you noticed it or...

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