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On 08/10/2017 at 7:18 PM, Nathrangking said:
There are a many people who believe that jews wear yarmulke's to cover the horns that we supposedly have. That idea actually came from a mistaken translation of the hebrew bible. The latin translation of the portion that deals with Moses descending Mount Sinai with the second set of stone tablets mistranslated the word karnayim (beams) as keren which means horn. That led to Michelangelo's moses being depicted with two horns. That whole misconception took off from there. I do believe that at least on your first point you are absolutely correct as to where that idea may have developed. It should be noted that the czarist propaganda work the protocol's of the elders of zion lay out this idea in stomach sickening length. @Delightful your analysis is spot on and a pretty accurate depiction of things as they stand.
Just being pedantic here. The exact quote is " כי קרן אור פניו וייראו מגשת אליו". "Ki karan or panav ve'yire'u migeshet elav". "For his face shone and they feared to approach him."
Other than that you were spot on. "Keren" (קרן) can mean horn or beam of light. Karan (spelled the same way because vowels are picked up from context in Hebrew) is the past tense verb form of the word, so the correct translation would be "his face emitted light." (or "the light of his face sprang forth" depending on how much you pay attention to word order.)
Unfortunately, the translators were idiots and assumed it made more sense if a side-effect of talking to G-D was spontaneous horn growth.
(although I wouldn't really mind having horns...they would be super cool.)
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On 22/08/2017 at 3:18 PM, Sami said:
When someone says "imma...."
It sounds/looks so immature and stupid.
This made me do a double take. Because in Hebrew the word "mother" is אמא, pronounced EE-ma. I tend to spell it "Imma" so I thought for a split second you were upset about people addressing their mothers.
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Cashew chicken
Ingredients:
3 grated carrots
2-3 stalks of chopped celery
1 package of chopped mushrooms
3-4 chicken breasts chopped into cubes
Wine
Potato/corn starch
Szechuan sauce
Marinade the chicken in the starch and wine
Brown the chicken in oil (it doesn't have to be completely brown)
Add the chopped vegetables
After the vegetables cook down a little, add the szechuan sauce and stir
Cook covered for about 20-30 minutes
Add whole, fresh cashew nuts before serving
Enjoy!
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Update: there was a semi-happy ending to this story. There was this one high-ranking guy in charge of things like this who was helping me that I pegged all wrong. In front of his subordinates he put on a tough act, but he told me to meet him next to his car.
So, long story short, he drove me personally to another base where he got me a pair of brand new boots and then drove me to a bus station. On the drive he opened up to me and told me about when he was stolen from as well and how he felt about it and that he empathized with me. He also kept saying how sorry he was and how embarrassed he felt that this happened to me on his watch.
And when we got to the bus station, he asked if I needed money because all of mine had been stolen. I told him no because, as a soldier, I get free public transportation. Despite my protests he got out his wallet, but he didn't have anything there. So you'd think that would stop him, right? Nope. He got out of the car, went into the building next to the station (with all the convenience stores), found an ATM and took out 50 shekels for me (about 14 US dollars).
And, to top it off, he gave me a shopping bag full of sweets. He was such a huge teddy bear.
The lesson here is don't judge books by their cover.
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So I haven't posted in forever, but, hoo boy, I've been having a frustrating day.
I am currently in the army and for the last month and a half I have not had a room in the base. Literally every night I've had to look for another person who happened to not be there and sleep in their bed. The reason it went on for so long is because I'm generally only in that base for a couple days of the week before going off to another one (I have responsibilities in both). So last night, wonder of wonders, I actually got my own permanent bed. I was so relieved.
Then today I woke up, got dressed and realized my shoes were missing.
After searching the entire room, I came to the conclusion that they'd been stolen. Also, remembering what happened a week ago, I checked my wallet. Empty.
So not only do I have absolutely no money on me at the moment, I also have to somehow get home wearing flip flops.
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20 hours ago, Oversleep said:
But obviously the best is this one:
This is genius!
Atla reference ftw!
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11 hours ago, Delightful said:
I'm planning a wedding and now the bank is messing around and they don't speak English and IM NOT UP TO THIS ADULTING LEVEL YET CAN I GET SOME EXTRA LIVES OR SOMETHING PLEASE.
You are a badchull warrior princess and you can do this! I believe in you!!
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On 31/05/2017 at 0:32 PM, Darkness Ascendant said:
Aaaahh! *flails* You're posting/referencing all of my favorite web animations!
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@Darkness Ascendant I love your new profile pic. The Backwater Gospel is one of the darkest animations I've ever seen.
Just be warned, here lies extreme violence, gore and disturbing imagery.
If anyone's interested: https://youtu.be/vVkDrIacHJM
Enjoy!
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@Kaymyth could you elaborate on what this God Auction is? Like, to someone who doesn't know the first thing about paganism. It sounds really interesting.
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"Yours was the face I saw when murder entered my heart"
-Percival Frederickstein von Musel Klossowski De Rolo III (you can call him Percy) from Critical Role
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19 hours ago, Silverblade5 said:
Ended up burning myself on a soldering iron today. The blistering is suggesting a 2nd degree burn. Strange thing is, about 5 seconds after losing contact with the iron, it didn't hurt that much.
Funny. That's exactly what my recent burn was like.
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A lot of people here seem to like John Simm as the Master. I do too personally, but a lot of fans didn't like his over-the-top insane performance.
Why do all you like him? Just out of curiosity.
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So usually I'm a pretty careful guy. I'm mature and prudent and generally good with potentially harmful substances.
So what happens when I get involved in the cleaning of an industrial-sized kitchen that involves a giant vat of roiling hot water? I stick my hand in it, of course!
That combined with an incompetent (or just apathetic) military infirmary and being forced to play babysitter to somebody who's apparently suicidal, has left me feeling kind of...all over the place.
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14 hours ago, Tsidqiyah said:
It has some Babylonian / Persian meaning along the lines of "bringer of justice" though my review shows that may be due to the Babylonians abduction of the Israelites. and their influence on the other cultures. The character i am writing uses a shortened version, Tsidiq.
Interesting! In Hebrew it means "justice of God".
It was also the name of a prominent king in the Bible.
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The whole "hearing music when there is none" thing reminds me of a game I used to play with myself in bed when I was bored. I would lay still and force my mind to believe that I was hearing music. Sometimes, I could actually hear faint music for a moment.
Now that I think about it years later it's a little creepy...
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30 minutes ago, bleeder said:
O.o Shyamalan may have been on to something...
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On 31/03/2017 at 9:39 PM, KnightRadiant said:
Kendra Sorenson jogged through the the warm mist, damp gravel crunching under foot, wondering if the moisture in the air was falling enough to be called rain. And then the murders began. (Dragonwatch).
You have Dragonwatch??
How is it?
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7 hours ago, Claincy said:
Grog from Critical Role is a great example of doing this well, such as his "haggling".
I've found another sanderfan critter!
Happy day!
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6 hours ago, Sunbird said:
Oh my gosh. I just found an bunch of art of gryphons created from unusual cat/bird combos and it's awesome!
You can see the whole collection here, but here are some of my favorites:
Cheetah/Peregrine Falcon:
Hummingbird/Ocelot:
Potoo/Pallas Cat:
I seriously cannot stop laughing at the Pallas-Potoo.
Pallas Cats are the best!
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How's this for a downer of a dream on Purim (the happiest holiday in the Jewish calendar)? I dreamt that both my sister and my uncle had died. In my dream I was just crying non-stop. Kinda perturbed about what that says about my current mental state...
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On 28/02/2017 at 11:56 PM, Deliiiiiightful said:
Not really. I helped someone make some a while back, but I don't remember much from it.
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On 27/02/2017 at 0:59 AM, Ammanas said:
There was never supposed to be a king. But according to scripture God gave it to them even though it was a bad idea. From 1st Samuel ch 8 KJ translation:
4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
6 ¶ But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.
7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.On 27/02/2017 at 2:26 AM, Erunion said:@Ammanas - Gonna sort of disagree with you there; Deuteronomy lists some requirements for kings, which implies that it was intended for there to be a king. Check out Deuteronomy 17:14-20. (Del, out of curiosity, do the Hebrew scriptures use a similar chapter/verse division as we do? It makes finding references easier, but if you're using a Hebrew book and we're using the western references it may be hard to follow. This is, of course, in the Torah).
While Samuel does decry the motives and behaviors of the Israelites here, it doesn't necessarily mean that the Israelites were never to have a King.
Especially consider the later importance of the Messianic/Davidic line, and the promises made to King David.According to the Talmud, there is supposed to be a king, but the way the people were requesting one was wrong.
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You can't control me!!
*incoherent war-cry*