Syriac Studies Exam 12

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lavished, enlarged (Wright: PAEL: kbr) OR kbr: already

fastened, tied up

they tied fast the cargo for me, abundant though it was, yet light, that I might bear it alone

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of Beth 'Ellaye

gold of Beth 'Ellaye and silver of Gazak the Great, and carnelians of India, and agates from Beth Qashan

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agates, raiments, gems

gold of Beth 'Ellaye and silver of Gazak the Great, and carnelians of India, and agates from Beth Qashan

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they girded me

Hzaqun

(final yodh often missing as an orthographic variant)

they girded me with adamant, which can shatter iron

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hissing, fuming, breathing serpent

if you go down into Egypt, and you bring a certain pearl which is in the midst of the sea, round about the hissing serpent

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I issued forth, quit, left, poured out

I issued forth from the East (and) went down, as (there were) two attendants with me

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deliverers, attendants, messengers, celestial beings, guardians

Mandaic, Iranian loanword

pharwanqen

I issued forth from the East (and) went down, as (there were) two attendants with me

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being difficult, hard, slow

for the way is dreadful and difficult, and I was young to travel it

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the borders of Maishan

Maisinee, south Iraq

I passed through the borders of Maishan, the meeting-place of the merchants of the East

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the meeting-place of the merchants of the East

I passed through the borders of Maishan, the meeting-place of the merchants of the East

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through the city walls of Sarbug

I arrived at the land of Babel, and I entered through the city walls of Sarbug

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my guides, companions

lw)

I went down into Egypt, and my guides separated from me

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his lodging, inn, parlor

I went straight to the serpent; I encamped around his lodging, until he might slumber or until he might sleep, and I would take my pearl from him

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I resided, encamped

I went straight to the serpent; I encamped around his lodging, until he might slumber or until he might sleep, and I would take my pearl from him

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until he might slumber

I went straight to the serpent; I encamped around his lodging, until he might slumber or until he might sleep, and I would take my pearl from him

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until he might sleep

I went straight to the serpent; I encamped around his lodging, until he might slumber or until he might sleep, and I would take my pearl from him

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I was on my own, solitary

SHAPHEL: yHd

and as I was one and solitary, to the residents of my lodging I was a stranger

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the residents of my lodging, flat mates

and as I was one and solitary, to the residents of my lodging I was a stranger

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fair and gracious

I saw there a fellow countryman, a free-born man, an Oriental youth, fair and gracious, a son of oil merchants

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an intimate friend, a close companion

I made him a close companion, a partner with whom I shared my business

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my merchandise, business

I made him a close companion, a partner with whom I shared my business

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the impure, unclean ones

swb

I cautioned him from the Egyptians, and from following the impure ones

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that they would not disdain, revile, abuse me

and I dressed myself in their clothing, lest they revile me, since I came from outside

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that I might take it (the pearl)

that I might take away the pearl and stir up the serpent against me

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rouse, awaken, stir

that I might take away the pearl and stir up the serpent against me

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they perceived in me, became aware of me

yet by some means, they perceived in me, that I was not their fellow-countryman, so they mixed me into their treacheries

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their treacheries

so they mixed me into their treacheries: they even let me taste their food

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I forgot

I forgot that I was a son of kings, and I labored for their own king, and I forgot the pearl

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and by the heaviness

of their rich morsels (Noldeke: Greek loanword Trophaihun; in Assyrian dialect: foods, nourishment)

OR troubles, disturbances (Trp: Turophoyhun)

and by the heaviness of their rich foods, I fell into a deep sleep

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I fell into a deep sleep

and by the heaviness of their rich foods, I fell into a deep sleep

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that happened

and in all these things that happened to me, my parents were aware and grieved for my sake

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Parthian rulers

and a proclamation was made in our kingdom that everyone might issue forth unto our gate: kings and Parthian rulers, and all the nobility of the East

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a plot, scheme

and they wove a scheme for me, that I might not be left in Egypt, and they wrote a letter to me

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he signed his name on it

and every ruler signed his name on it

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up and at 'em, rise and shine

wake up and rise from your slumber, and hear the words of our letter

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magnificent

remember your magnificent toga which you shall put on, and you shall be adorned

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you shall be adorned

remember your magnificent toga which you shall put on, and you shall be adorned

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that in the book of the valiant ones, heroes

so that your name is read in the book of the valiant ones

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our ambassador

Brockelmann: Mid. Iranian: instead of self, found in 2-3c. Edessene inscriptions

and along with your brother our ambassador, with him in our kingdom you shall be

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he has sealed it (the letter)

and my letter is a letter that the king has sealed with his right hand

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the sound of her perception, rustling (Wright)

OR: I perceived it?

and it (the eagle) became all word, for I perceived its voice and its sound *

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I kissed it

I kissed it, and breaking it open, I read what was in it, and in accord with what was inscribed on my heart, the words of the letter were written

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my free will took over its nature *

I remembered that I was a son of kings, and my free will took over its nature

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to (recite a) charm

I began to (recite a) charm to him, that serpent, fearful and hissing

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I made him lie down and put him to sleep

I began to (recite a) charm to him, that serpent, fearful and hissing; I made him lie down and put him to sleep

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I turned back that I might return

and I turned back that I might return to the house of my father

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my awakener

and my letter, my awakener, I found before me on my path

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it awakened (me)

missing final yodh

and as its voice, it awakened me

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of silk

John of Ephesus: royal letters were written on silk

of royal silk before me in its resplendent appearance

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in royal, red

John of Ephesus: royal letters were written on silk

of royal silk before me in its resplendent appearance

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being resplendent, sparkling

of royal silk before me in its resplendent appearance

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by its leading, guidance

and by its voice and by its guidance, it quickened my heart (or encouraged my speed)

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it drew me on

and by its fellowship it drew me on

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to my left hand

I left Babel to my left hand, and I arrived upon Maishan the great, to the harbor of merchants, seated on the shore of the sea

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refuge, harbor

I arrived upon Maishan the great, to the harbor of merchants, seated on the shore of the sea

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on the shore (of the sea)

I arrived upon Maishan the great, to the harbor of merchants, seated on the shore of the sea

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the highlands of Warqan

Hyrcania in Greek, mod. Gurgan, Persian: Warqana

and my toga that was wrapped over it, from the highlands of Warqan where my parents sent it

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its kind, type

Greek: tagma

and since I did not remember what kind it was, for in my childhood I had left it in the house of my father

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the treasurers

and also those treasurers who brought it to me, likewise, they were two, yet one form they were

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my deposit, trust

for one sign of the king was inscribed upon the hands of the one who restored to me my trust and my wealth through them

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adorned *

my splendor adorned, adorned with splendid colors

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with splendid colors

my splendor adorned, adorned with splendid colors

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it was wrought in its highlands

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its seams were fastened

and in stones of adamant, all its seams were fastened

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raised up, embroidered

and depicted

and the image of the king of kings, all of it was embroidered and depicted

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its colors were multifaceted, varied

Greek: xrwma

so also its colors were multifaceted

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the sound of its intonations

ne'motho: used of music, chimes, tones, sounds, chants

I also saw that it was preparing; the sound of its intonations I heard, which it pronounced with its musical scales

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its descents, relatives, interwoven parts?

SB suggests m$Htyh: musical scales

Greek MS: homoluseis

I also saw that it was preparing; the sound of its intonations I heard, which it pronounced with its musical scales

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mighty in deeds

behold, I am mighty in deeds, the one they exalted before my father

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they exalted, raised, made great

behold, I am mighty in deeds, the one they exalted before my father

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his toils, labors

my stature grew up in accord with his labors

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it flowed out, poured over

all of it flowed over me, and upon the hand of its bearers, and it was rushing quickly that I might take it

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its bearers

all of it flowed over me, and upon the hand of its bearers, and it was rushing quickly that I might take it

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love was spurring me on

and also love was spurring me on, that I might run toward it and welcome it

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I bowed my head

I bowed my head and worshiped before the effulgence of my father who sent me

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as he promised, that which he promised

quad: $wdy

I had fulfilled his commandments, and he too had fulfilled that which he promised

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of his magnates, princes, nobles

mid. Pers. wasphur

and at the gate of his magnates, I joined with his nobles

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unknown

Poirier: mid. Persian: drust: right, well > righteous ones?

DT: druka: concubines?

and with the voice of the righteous ones, all his servants praised him

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lend me your ears, give me attention

give me your attention, hearers, to this beautiful narrative

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to lay out

I begin to lay out before you all the tribe of holy peoples

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quickly, straightaway

he sent an angelic messenger straightaway

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sharpening the knife

why are you sharpening that knife? and what do you intend to sacrifice with it?

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her heart heaved, groaned

Sarah beheld, and her heart heaved, and to Abraham she began to speak

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you shall sacrifice with it

why are you sharpening that knife? and what do you intend to sacrifice with it?

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womenfolk

this mystery of the day is not for womenfolk to mind

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you welcomed the poor vagabonds

when you let in the poor vagabonds, I rejoiced, though sad I was

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you are inebriated with the love of him

you are inebriated with the love of God, who is the God of gods

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without hesitation

and if he commands you for the child, may you kill him without hesitation

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I will ascend with you

I will ascend with you to the burnt offering and behold my only begotten as he is sacrificed

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with my own hands I will dig a hole

and if in the earth you will bury him, with my own hands I myself will dig a hole

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you will build up stones (as a memorial)

and if you will erect stones for him, I shall bear them on my shoulders

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I shall bear them on my shoulders

and if you will erect stones for him, I shall bear them on my shoulders

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my white hair

my white hair in old age I shall give for his bonds

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she brought, led

Sarah brought her only-begotten and began to speak to him in this way, words replete with awe

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awe, wonder

Sarah brought her only-begotten and began to speak to him in this way, words replete with awe

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stretch out your hands to him

if it is that he shall bind you fast, stretch out your hands to him

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stretch out your neck to him

and if he shall make an offering of you, stretch out your neck to him

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like a kid (goat)

stretch out your neck like a ewe, like a kid before the shearer

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the shearer

stretch out your neck like a ewe, like a kid before the shearer

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do not make him swear an oath

look here, my son, do not make him swear an oath

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lest (his mind) be disturbed, troubled

lest his mind be troubled, and there would be a blemish in his offering

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she embraced, hugged him and kissed him

she embraced him and kissed him in lamentation and said to him: Go in peace

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in her right hand

she took Isaac in her right hand and delivered him to Abraham the righteous

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she delivered him up

she took Isaac in her right hand and delivered him to Abraham the righteous

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the entirety, whole

on they went a second day and the entirety of the third

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the ass, donkey

let down the pieces of wood from the ass, and load them on the boy

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and load them, make (him) bear

let down the pieces of wood from the ass, and load them on the boy

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I shall bear

and in this way I shall bear my cross in the streets of Sion

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in the streets of Sion

and in this way I shall bear my cross in the streets of Sion

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where are you leading me

my father, where are you leading me? I have come, but there there is no one else

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by the name, pretense of a sheep

by the name of a sheep you led me, and I came, but see, there is no sheep in the wilderness

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in the wilderness

by the name of a sheep you led me, and I came, but see, there is no sheep in the wilderness

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he will see to a lamb

God will see to a lamb for the burnt-offering which he desires upon it

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he began to build

Abraham began to build, for his mind was made up

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for his mind was prepared, made up

Abraham began to build, for his mind was made up

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he brought stones

and Isaac brought stones on his shoulders to Abraham

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laborers

they worked as laborers for God, the old man and his son equally

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equally, comparably, alike

they worked as laborers for God, the old man and his son equally

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their ways, disciplines, courses

as their labors were pleasing and equal were their ways

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the affair, deed, thing

and the building of the altar was finished, and the deed came out

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he began to adjure

the boy began to adjure, as he was saying thus

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it is completed

my father [missing], the altar is built and completed

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what is coming to me

I know, my father, what is coming to me, that I will be the lamb for the burnt offering

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(bind) them closely to me, bind them fast

HwS: press closely

draw near, my father, and bind those bonds to me tightly

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my limbs

so that my limbs shall not shake

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in her weeping, wailing, ululation

as I was bound like a lamb, and she would have lamented by my side in her ululation

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how I wish

O my mother Sarah, how I wish that you could see me, and then I would be sacrificed

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that you could see me

O my mother Sarah, how I wish that you could see me, and then I would be sacrificed

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that he might rescue him

[missing] that he might rescue him from the knife

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and he lifted, hung, suspended

and he lifted his eyes to heaven and called out: O Lord, bless

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it was opened

and all of a sudden, the heaven was opened, and the right hand of the Lord overshadowed

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hold back, restrain, from the child

and a voice came from on high: Abraham, hold back from the child

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take the lamb

behold, a lamb is lifted up in a tree: take the lamb and bring it up in place of him

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and he sacrificed it

and he sacrificed it and took it up to the pyre

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and he was contented

and the Lord was contented in the offering of Abram the just and righteous

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the fleece

substantivized from to strip, take off

and the child bore the fleece which had, in a mystery, delivered him on the mountain

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comparison

pHm: to compare

its appearance was of many colors and to its kind there was no comparison

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bear with me a little, remain, abide

O my son, bear with me a little; I will enter and return unto your mother and see how she receives me

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I will enter

O my son, bear with me a little; I will enter and return unto your mother and see how she receives me

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I will explore, try, sound

I will see how she receives me, and I will try her mind and thought

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a vessel or garment

that he might wash

the old man returned and entered in peace, and Sarah arose and received him; she brought him a bowl that he might wash (his feet)

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husband

'come in peace, blessed old man, husband who loves God'

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blessed, happy one

come in peace, O happy one

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butcher, slaughterer

come in peace, O slaughterer, who spared not the body of my only son

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who spared not

come in peace, O slaughterer, who spared not the body of my only son

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he was groaning, heaving

did he weep as he was bound, or groan when he died?

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his eyes drifted, wandered, roamed

his eyes wandered over the mountains, but I myself delivered him not

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relate to me, recount, tell, narrate

by the God you worship, recount to me the whole story

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account, story, narrative

by the God you worship, recount to me the whole story

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you have made me swear, adjured me, put me under an oath

for by God you have adjured me: (saying) did he ask to see you on the altar?

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of a homing pigeon, a turtle dove

I wished that I might become a eagle and the swiftness of a turtle dove

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of his ashes

(unusual reference for Christian burial theme; fits Jewish burial customs)

that I might see for myself the place of his ashes and see the place of his binding

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and by its scent I would be comforted, consoled

I would take for myself a little of his blood, and by its scent I would be consoled

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my garments, vessels

I might produce for myself from his hair, that I could set it in a place within my vessels

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I placed it

when grief overtook me, I would press it upon my eyes

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I was desiring

I was desiring to see his altar and the place wherein his bones were burned

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his bones

I was desiring to see his altar and the place wherein his bones were burned

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and her heart lamenting, mourning

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and when she stood and her heart lamenting, mourning, her thought and mind intent

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intent

and when she stood and her heart lamenting, mourning, her thought and mind intent

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troubled, disturbed

and disturbed also from pain and sorrow, and her mind pained and afflicted

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pained and afflicted


and disturbed also from pain and sorrow, and her mind pained and afflicted

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my vows

(the promises of God?)

come in peace O my beloved son; come in peace O son of my vows

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were it not for

were it not for the voice that called: Abraham, hold back from the child

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yesterday

I would have been dead yesterday, and my bones consumed by fire

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worn away, consumed

I would have been dead yesterday, and my bones consumed by fire

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to repay, recompense

and Sarah began to offer recompense, offering voices of thanksgiving

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who gave you to me

I thank God, who gave you to me a second time

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its blossom, bloom, flower

my heart split open, and its blossom appeared

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sprang, shot

y()

and grace shot through it

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the Most High

for the Most High split me open (circumcised me) by His Holy Spirit

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my whole being

(Greek: my reins)

and revealed to Him my whole being

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he filled me

and He filled me out of His love

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emptiness, vanities

and my intoxication did not impair my judgment, but I abandoned empty things

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I was enriched

and I was enriched by His gift

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folly, foolishness

and I abandoned folly cast upon the earth

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I stripped it off and cast it away from me

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he renewed, restored me

and the Lord renewed me in His garment

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not corrupting, without corruption

and from above he gave me incorruptible rest

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that springs up and exalts

and I became as the earth springs up and exalts in her fruits

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dew

my eyes were illumined, and my face was bedewed (lit: received the dew)

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my breath

and my breath was sweetened by the sweet fragrance of the Lord

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he took me

and He took me to His Paradise

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who are planted

blessed are they, O Lord, who are planted in your land

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they grow up

and (they) grow in the growth of your trees

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in the growth of your trees

and (they) grow in the growth of your trees

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bitterness

and they turn back the bitterness of trees from themselves

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as they are planted

as they are planted in your land

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rest, remainder, remnant

and everyone was like your remnant

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and the perennial memorial

and the perennial memorial for your faithful servants

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I was crowned

then I was crowned by my God

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I was justified, accounted righteous

and I was made righteous by my Lord

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I have been released

I have been released from vain things

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vain, empty things

I have been released from vain things

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my bonds

my bonds have been broken by His hands

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I was delivered

and I walked in Him and I was delivered

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stranger, guest-friend, xenia

and I was reckoned a stranger to them

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I was reckoned, accounted, considered

and I was reckoned a stranger to them

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he exalted me

and He who knew and exalted me is the Most High in all His perfection

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which were closed, shut

and there He gave me the way of His steps, and I opened the doors which were shut

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I shattered

and I shattered the bars of iron, for my own irons had grown hot and melted before me

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the bars of iron

and I shattered the bars of iron, for my own irons had grown hot and melted before me

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they had grown hot and melted

and I shattered the bars of iron, for my own irons had grown hot and melted before me

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shut, closed

and nothing was shut to me

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those who were shut up, bondsmen, prisoners

and I went unto all my bondsmen in order to release them

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to release them

and I went unto all my bondsmen in order to release them

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my request, petition, desire *

(Charlesworth: resurrection?)

and I gave my knowledge without restraint and my desire in my love

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I sowed

and I sowed my fruits in hearts and transfigured them through myself

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I transformed, changed

and I sowed my fruits in hearts and transfigured them through myself

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my blessing

and they received my blessing and they lived

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body parts, limbs

for they became my limbs

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a cup of milk

a cup of milk was offered to me

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in sweetness

and I drank it in the sweetness of the kindness of the Lord

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He who was milked

the Father is He who was milked

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She who milked Him

and the Holy Spirit is She who milked Him

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for His breasts were full

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it would issue forth to no purpose

and it was not desirable that His milk would issue forth to no purpose

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she opened her womb, bosom

the Holy Spirit opened her bosom and mixed the milk of the two breasts of the Father

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she mixed, mingled

the Holy Spirit opened her bosom and mixed the milk of the two breasts of the Father

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mixture

and She gave the mixture to the world without their knowing

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in the perfection of it (f.)

and those who received are in the perfection of the right hand

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she grabbed hold, grabbed, seized

the womb of the virgin seized (it), and she received conception and gave birth

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conception

the womb of the virgin seized (it), and she received conception and gave birth

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mother

and the virgin became a mother by great mercies

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and she was in labor. labored

and she was in labor and bore the Son yet suffered not

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manifestation, demonstration

and she bore in the manifestation

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in strength

and she acquired in great strength

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and she loved

and she loved in deliverance

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and she showed forth in greatness

and she loved in deliverance, and she guarded in kindness, and she showed forth in greatness

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honey drips, pulls

as honey drips from a honeycomb of bees, and milk flows from a mother loving her children, so also my hope is upon you my God

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a honeycomb of bees

as honey drips from a honeycomb of bees, and milk flows from a mother loving her children, so also my hope is upon you my God

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its waters

as a fountain gushes forth its waters, so also my heart gushes forth its praise of the Lord, and my lips send forth praise to Him

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they send out, make to depart

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and my lips send forth praise to Him

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it is sweet by its converse

and my tongue becomes sweet by its converse (or converse with him)

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they are anointed, enriched

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and my members are anointed by His psalms (or odes)

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my members

and my members are anointed by His psalms (or odes)

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by his odes, psalms

and my members are anointed by His psalms (or odes)

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it exulted, rejoiced

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and my face rejoiced in His exultation

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in his exultation, rejoicing

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and my face rejoiced in His exultation

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it exults, rejoices

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and my spirit exults in His love

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he put his trust in, he was confident

and the one who fears shall put his trust in Him, and deliverance in him shall be established

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it shall be established, ensured

and the one who fears shall put his trust in Him, and deliverance in him shall be established

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his profit, benefit

and His profit is life without death, and those who receive it are without corruption

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a marvel, a wonder

at the crucifixion I saw a wonder

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remember me

when the thief cried out to our Lord: remember me, my Lord, in the day you come into the Kingdom that does not pass away

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you come, your coming

remember me, my Lord, in the day you come into the Kingdom that does not pass away

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he reached out, stretched out

he made supplication, stretched out and gave it to the crucified King, asking for mercies

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and to his supplication

and He who is full of mercies listened to his voice and to his supplication, he opened the gate

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being manifest

and in the glory of which you are revealed, that I might see your rest

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I might see your rest

and in the glory of which you are revealed, that I might see your rest

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since you confessed, acknowledged

our Lord said, since you confessed in me, today you shall be in the Garden of Eden

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you shall not be hindered

amen, O man, you shall not be hindered from the Kingdom on which you gaze

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on which you gaze

amen, O man, you shall not be hindered from the Kingdom on which you gaze

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great key

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and Adam who was expelled shall enter

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it was sealed

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he caught, seized, grabbed hold

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being astonished, terrified, dismayed

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how did you come?

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reveal and explain

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hold back your blade

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into this dreadful place, fearful spot

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for he has made me confident

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it is hedged off by a lance, fenced in

it is hedged off by a lance that guards it

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you have lost your way

return, O man, for you have lost your way

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its wall, rampart

and it is indomitable, unconquerable

for fire is its rampart and it is indomitable

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glowing, burning, inflamed

ESHTAPHEL: lhb

(Peshitta OT has sharp, not flaming)

for the blade is flaming around it, and how did you dare to come here

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he mounted the cross

your place is fearful, just as you have told me, but only until our Lord mounted the cross

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I have not seen anyone

ever since the time that Adam left, I have not seen anyone come here to me

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outcast is your race

your race has been banished from the garden

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do not quarrel, argue, dispute, gainsay

Hr)

you shall not enter it, so do not dispute

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he was angered

ever since the time that Adam left, your Lord was angered at our race

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our race

ever since the time that Adam left, your Lord was angered at our race

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it is superfluous, to no purpose

but now He is reconciled and has opened up the gate: it is superfluous for you to be standing here!

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here you are standing

but now He is reconciled and has opened up the gate: it is superfluous for you to be standing here!

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it is impossible

you ought to know that it is impossible for an unclean man to enter here

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for an unclean man

you ought to know that it is impossible for an unclean man to enter here

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one who sheds blood

you are a killer and one who sheds blood

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to (this) pure place

who brought you to this pure place?

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such is the wish

and are you not aware that such is the wish

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the one who was crucified with me

such is the wish of He who makes the unclean clean, who was crucified with me

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and by the blood of his side

and by the blood of his side He purged and cleansed me and sent me to Paradise

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you argue

go away, you man, argue no more: for thus have I been commanded

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the Tree of Life

thus have I been commanded to guard by a lance from your race the Tree of Life which is here

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to guard by a lance

thus have I been commanded to guard by a lance from your race the Tree of Life which is here

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Watcher

you go away, O Watcher, learn and see

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I left hanging

the fruit of life which is in your garden, behold, I left hanging on Golgotha

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that will not be erased

Eve and Adam fell into debt and wrote a deed that shall not be erased: under judgment they departed from here, that they might work in the land of thorns

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under sentence, judgment, decree

Eve and Adam fell into debt and wrote a deed that shall not be erased: under judgment they departed from here, that they might work in the land of thorns

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the bond (document, deed) affixed

the bond has been paid back (Hubto pri'o): listen, O cherub, and see the bond affixed on the cross

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he has erased it

with blood and water, your Lord has erased it; with his nails he has shredded it, and it will not be exacted

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by his nails

with blood and water, your Lord has erased it; with nails he has shredded it, and it will not be exacted

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he was expelled, cast out

Adam was expelled from the garden, and there is no way he may enter here

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there is no way

Adam was expelled from the garden, and there is no way he may enter here

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the blade of the sword

the blade of the sword revolves, and it shall meet with him should he enter

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it shall meet with him

the blade of the sword revolves, and it shall meet with him should he enter

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the outcast, expelled one

the outcast one has returned to the house of his father

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for the Great Shepherd

for the Great Shepherd has gone out and found the sheep who went out from the garden, and upon his shoulders he bore him back

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the sheep

for the Great Shepherd has gone out and found the sheep who went out from the garden, and upon his shoulders he bore him back

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something new, strange

today I have seen something new: a footpath that goes into the garden

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a footpath, track

today I have seen something new: a footpath that goes into the garden

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his footprints

behold, the footprints of Adam; he went out from here, not to ever return

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a new, strange deed

Yeshu' your Lord has done a new deed, for he has loosened Adam who was bound; and they sent me in advance, and I shall open for them

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you have transgressed, proceeded, attempted

a cherub I am, and how can you transgress against the guarding entrusted to me?

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against the guarding

a cherub I am, and how can you transgress against the guarding entrusted to me?

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that to me has been entrusted, committed

a cherub I am, and how can you transgress against the guarding entrusted to me?

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a fiery one

behold, a fiery one cannot be defeated, but you, O son of Adam, how dare you?

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I am your companion

I am your companion and there is to us one Lord who is common to both me and you

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who is common

I am your companion and there is to us one Lord who is common to both me and you

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the Shekhina

the Shekhina is processed within it, and a fiery lance guards it

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it is processed, escorted

the Shekhina is processed within it, and a fiery lance guards it

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the lance has been blunted

the lance has been blunted and turned

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it has been turned (as in dulled)

the lance has been blunted and turned

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that it may be closed again

the cross has opened the Garden of Eden, and there is no way that it may be closed again

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from the reading

have you not heard from the reading

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he appeased, reconciled

have you not heard from the revelation, that your Lord descended and became a man and reconciled Adam who was angry

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who was angry

have you not heard from the revelation, that your Lord descended and became a man and reconciled Adam who was angry

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the Tree of Life

the sign of the sword that turns and, behold, guards the Tree of Life, terrified Adam as he was cast out

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it terrified

the sign of the sword that turns and, behold, guards the Tree of Life, terrified Adam as he was cast out

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by it are blunted, turned

see, the sign of your Lord is upon me by which the lance and the sword are blunted

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it is released

and the judgment by it is released, and Adam who was cast out by it has returned

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by it he returns


and the judgment by it is released, and Adam who was cast out by it he returns

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ranks of fire

ranks of fire are standing here; thousands of regiments beyond number of dread assemblies

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regiments

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ranks of fire are standing here; thousands of regiments beyond number of dread assemblies

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among them

and you may not go on and enter among them

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they are in awe, terrified

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the ranks and assemblies as you have told me are terrified as they look on the cross

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upon a chariot

the sign of my Lord is upon the chariot, resplendent upon the throne, but from us it is hidden

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resplendent upon the throne

the sign of my Lord is upon the chariot, resplendent upon the throne, but from us it is hidden

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you escort, process

so how is it, as you say, the sign you bear and escort it?

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a missive

a new missive by his blood he wrote, that Adam should return into the garden

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O worker of blood, agent, servant

O worker of blood, who has brought you here

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who has brought you here

O worker of blood, who has brought you here

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the lance is drawn (sharpened?) *

the lance is drawn and if you dare, the blade will be inflamed against you

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it will glow, flame, burn

ESHTAPHEL: lhb

the lance is drawn and if you dare, the blade will be inflamed against you

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do not be agitated

O servant of the king, do not be agitated

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I have brought for you

the cross is the sign I have brought for you

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do not be angry

see if it is true; do not be angry

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the barrier, fence, hedge

the cross of your Lord is the gate of the fence that was built between us and you

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wrath has passed away

wrath has passed away, and there is peace, and the way to Eden is not cut off

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that I might let go of the blade which I have been wielding

the one who has was killed by his blood has sent me, has testified to me, that I might let go of the blade which I have been wielding

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enter O heir

dreadful is the sign that you have brought to me, and I will not turn you back; enter O hear

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the race of humankind

resurrection has come for the race of humankind, who had been expelled from their own place

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who were expelled

resurrection has come for the race of humankind, who had been expelled from their own place

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mercies, compassion

great is the compassion that has been shown for you, the children of Adam who sinned and died

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for those who repent

the gate has been opened for those who repent

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his love has compelled him

great and most glorious is the compassion of my Lord, for his mercy has effected it and his love has compelled him

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the gentle one has held back

the blade and sword which I was wielding, the gentle one has held back

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in exultation, rejoicing

enter into the garden with rejoicing

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that has been pacified, made peaceful

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praise be in Eden that has been pacified; peace on earth that has been liberated

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we shall not be deprived

blessed is the crucified one who has reconciled us, so that from your race we shall not be deprived

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good hope

and there was good hope for Adam again, and he returned to the place from which he had gone out