RE: God's Child(ren)?
October 27, 2010 at 4:06 pm
(This post was last modified: October 27, 2010 at 4:08 pm by Minimalist.)
There is a great deal of dispute about the word which is (apparently poorly) translated as "Giants."
Most translations admit that they do not know what the word means and simply use the term "nephilim" without translation. However, there is always the abysmal KJV which fundies swear by and that notoriously lousy translation persists in using the incorrect term "giants." Figures. Garbage in - garbage out.
http://bible.cc/genesis/6-4.htm
Quote:The word nephilim is from the root nun-peh-lamed, which means to fall. The meaning of the word nephilim, at its simplest interpretation, is the fallen ones or the fallible ones.
Most translations admit that they do not know what the word means and simply use the term "nephilim" without translation. However, there is always the abysmal KJV which fundies swear by and that notoriously lousy translation persists in using the incorrect term "giants." Figures. Garbage in - garbage out.
http://bible.cc/genesis/6-4.htm