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<DIV><TT>Wotan wrote:<BR><BR>> And on the subject of Hebrew, I remember
somebody once telling me <BR>> that if you make a minor change to the
following in Hebrew -<BR>> <BR>> It is
easier for a camel to go through the eye of a <BR>> needle ...
(Matthew)<BR>> <BR>> (like changing an 'i' to a 'j' in written English)
you end up with -<BR>> <BR>> It is easier
for a ship's rope to go through the eye of a <BR>> needle ...<BR>>
<BR>> Does that sound plausible?<BR><BR>Yael can answer that, but I'll
answer the implied Biblical <BR>interpretation question (i.e. is this what
Matthew really meant?): he <BR>didn't write in Hebrew, but in
Greek.<BR><BR>Amy Z</TT></DIV>
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<DIV><TT>Actually, I can't answer that one accurately. I can't think of any two
similar words in Hebrew that would mean 'camel' and 'ship's rope'. I asked
people around, but they made fun of me *sulks*. Anyway, since vowels are rarely
used in Hebrew, and pronouncing a word correctly is mainly a matter of knowing
the word and its context, it is possible to turn the word 'camel' into various
other words such as: retaliator, reward,withdrawal, the third letter of
the Hebrew alphabet and so on. Take your pick. It is highly possible that there
are some obscure words I've missed.</TT></DIV>
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<DIV><TT>Sorry, yael</TT></DIV></BODY></HTML>