quote:
The LORD said unto my Lord
these are two different words in hebrew; one is the proper name of god, and one is a word that means "my lord",
adonay. the problem is that a jewish person reading the text aloud would say "adonay" in both cases, and translations have chosen to reflect this tradition.
adon and
adonay are used all the time to refer to human beings, though. it's just the tradition that makes us think anytime we hear "my lord" that means "god".
Edited by arachnophilia, : No reason given.
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