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My rendering was Originally Posted by: Ba' 9He existed as (hayah) a mighty (gabbar – mighty and powerful one, valiant soldier, prominent one of community standing, hero, a mighty king or despot) hunter (tsayid – one who hunts wild prey) toward the face (paneh - presence) of Yahowah, therefore it is said (`amar - spoke with a focus on the content to follow; thought, intended, commanded, and promised), ‘Just as Nimrod (Nimrod –Rebel, to be rebellious, valiant, strong, he that rules) the mighty (gabbar – mighty and powerful one, valiant soldier, prominent one of community standing, hero, a mighty king or despot) hunter (tsayid – one who hunts wild prey) toward the face (paneh - presence) of Yahowah.’ 10And the beginning of (re'shith - the start of and the initiation of something) his kingdom (mamlakah – his empire, realm, the area or people ruled by him, his reign, royal power, and kingship) existed as (hayah): Babel (babel – confusion, region East Mediterranean empire and its capital city, also called Babylon), and Erech (erek – length, long, an early Babylonian city, North of Ur and South of Baghdad) and Accad (akkad – fortress, North Babylonian city) and Calneh (kalneh – fortified dwelling, city located in Mesopotamia), in the land of (erets – earth, and ground) Shinar (shinar - Tooth of the city, change of city, casting out, scattering all manner of ways, area latter known as Babylon). The word your question concerns is la'paneh a compound of la' and paneh. la' can convey many different things: to, toward, concerning, on behalf of, so that, in order to, for, etc. and paneh most literally means face, but often carries the connotation of being in someones presences or in front of them. |
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