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Bible Retranslation Project (view source)
Revision as of 22:04, July 29, 2012
, 22:04, July 29, 2012→The project begins: Esther א: Changing per my response. We should note that in the commentary when we get that far though, that Shushan was NOT in fact the capital.
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|בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם--כְּשֶׁבֶת הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ עַל כִּסֵּא מַלְכוּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה
|בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם--כְּשֶׁבֶת הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ עַל כִּסֵּא מַלְכוּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה
| in those days, when the king Ahhashverosh sat on his throne, which was in Shushan, the capital,
| in those days, when the king Ahhashverosh sat on his throne, which was in Shushan, in the palace,
| is "his throne" OK for kise malkhuto? I've gone with "capital" for בִּירָה which I think reads neatly. (Would it be alright to translate Shushan as Susa, or is that too much of a leap?)
| is "his throne" OK for kise malkhuto? I've gone with "capital" for בִּירָה which I think reads neatly. (Would it be alright to translate Shushan as Susa, or is that too much of a leap?)
Response: Kise malkhuto literally means "royal chair". I think we can understand that to mean a throne.
Response: Kise malkhuto literally means "royal chair". I think we can understand that to mean a throne.