J-M's History Corner

Here is my Restored English Translation (RET) of Beresheet ( Genesis ) chapter 17.  As usual, it contains the Hebrew names , with a glossary of them after the chapter.  At the very end is a glossary of where the Aleph-Tavs occur, as they are no longer included in the main text. CHAPTER 17 1 And when Avram was 99 years old, YEHOVAH appeared to Avram and said to him, "I AM EL SHADDAI! Walk before Me and be perfect, 2 and I will make My Covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly." 3 And Avram fell on his face. And ELOHIM spoke with him, saying, 4 "As for Me, behold, My Covenant is with you, and you will be the ancestor of many nations. 5 Neither will your name be called Avram any longer, but your name shall be Avraham, for I have made you an ancestor of many nations. 6 And I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come out of you. 7 And I will establish My Covenant between Me a...

Hello, and greetings to all my new followers!  To bring you up to speed, I am preparing a translation of the Bible, called the Restored English Translation (RET).  Today I am posting Beresheet ( Genesis ) chapter 16.  As usual, it contains the Hebrew names , with a glossary of them at the end.  At the end is a list of where the Aleph/Tavs occurred, which are no longer included in the main text. This is the chapter when Sarai has Abram sleep with her servant Hagar.  I do have some comments on this, but I’ll save them for another post. CHAPTER 16 1 Now Avram’s wife Sarai bore him no children. But she had a female slave, a Mitsri, whose name was Hagar. 2 And Sarai said to Avram, “Behold now, YEHOVAH has restrained me from bearing. Please go in to my female slave. It may be that I may be built up from her.” And Avram listened to Sara’s voice. 3 And Avram’s wife Sarai took Hagar the Mitsri, her female slave, after 10 years of Avram’s living...

Here is the Restored English Translation (RET) of the 13th chapter of Beresheet ( Genesis ).  As usual, it contains the Hebrew names , with a glossary of them at the end.  At the very end is a list of the places where the Aleph/Tavs occur, as I no longer include them in the main text . CHAPTER 13 1 And Avram went up out of Mitsrayim, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the Negev. 2 And Avram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he went on his journeys from the Negev even to Beyt-El, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beyt-El and Ai, 4 to the place of the altar which he made there at the first. And there Avram called on the name of YEHOVAH. 5 And also to Lot, who went with Avram, there was flocks and herds and tents. 6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might live together; for their substance was great, so that they could not live together. 7 And there was strife...