American Standard Version (ASV)
21 And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long go ye limping between the two sides? if Jehovah be God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
leaping (ylt) halt and limp (amp) waver (niv)
the (MSG) CHANGED THE WHOLE SCRIPTURE
this is what my bible says.
21 Then E·li′jah approached all the people and said: “How long will YOU be limping upon two different opinions? If Jehovah is the [true] God, go following him; but if Ba′al is, go following him.” And the people did not say a word in answer to him.
2007-01-21 10:27:38 · 11 answers · asked by gary d 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
how long halt ye. what is that?
2007-01-21 10:33:39 · update #1
yassup200 what translation is that i like it. its easy to read.
2007-01-21 10:43:24 · update #2
This is what my Bible says:
20)"Ahab did what the prophet Elijah said. He sent word throughout Israel for people to come to Mount Carmel to see Elijah. He called the prophets of Baal together and took them along, but not the prophets of Ashtoreth."
21)"When everyone got there; Elijah stood where he could be seen and said in a loud voice, 'When will you make up your minds as to who the true God is? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God; follow him." The people just stood there and said nothing."
22)"Then Elijah said, 'I'm the only prophet of the Lord who is left, but Baal has four hundred and fifty prophets."
Version: The Clear Word
Look in the phone book for your nearest Adventist Book Center. It will be there. It is by an Adventist person, but it's so much easier to read and understand. I do have the King James Version, The Living Bible which is also good, and The New International Version. I have a website which is a Bible Study so that's why I have various versions.
The soft cover of The Clear Word is a bit cheaper than the hard cover. Each chapter is categorized as to subject and if the subject changes within then the heading will change.
2007-01-21 10:41:20 · answer #1 · answered by angelcat 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
New World Translation
(1 Kings 18:21) Then Elijah approached all the people and said: “How long will YOU be limping upon two different opinions? If Jehovah is the [true] God, go following him; but if Baal is, go following him.” And the people did not say a word in answer to him.
King James Version
(1 Kings 18:21) And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
Revised Standard Version
(1 Kings 18:21) And Elijah came near to all the people, and said, "How long will you go limping with two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." And the people did not answer him a word.
2007-01-21 15:47:44 · answer #2 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is important not to split hairs but to learn from the various forms of words, because the Word of God can take many shades of meaning that add to the depth of knowledge, without being stretched out of proportion. The Holy Spirit makes good use of all rightful meanings and purposes.
So we do not need to be of different opinions about one another because of two different ways of expressing the same Word, if both are equally competent. It is the same fire of the Holy Ghost. And I think that is what the Holy Spirit is showing us here.
1 KINGS 18:21
Accedens autem Helias ad omnem populum ait usquequo claudicatis in duas partes si Dominus est Deus sequimini eum si autem Baal sequimini illum et non respondit ei populus verbum
This is the Latin Translation by St. Jerome 405 A.D
claudicatis, claudeo : to limp, halt, be lame, to hobble.
in duas partes / in two [pars partis : part, share / direction.]
From this I can easily see:
Halt between two sides or
Limp in two directions
Here is the way it was translated around 1609 in English:
1 KINGS 18:21 Douay-Rheims Translation
18:20. Achab sent to all the children of Israel, and gathered together the prophets unto mount Carmel.
18:21. And Elias coming to all the people, said: How long do you halt between two sides? If the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word.
18:22. And Elias said again to the people: I only remain a prophet of the Lord: but the prophets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men.
18:23. Let two bullocks be given us, and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it upon wood, but put no fire under: and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under it.
18:24. Call ye on the names of your gods, and I will call on the name of my Lord: and the God that shall answer by fire, let him be God. And all the people answering, said: A very good proposal.
2007-01-21 11:15:35 · answer #3 · answered by QueryJ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
KING JAMES VERSION
21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
2007-01-21 10:33:50 · answer #4 · answered by alcontch 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1 Kings 18:21 (King James Version)
King James Version (KJV)
Public Domain
21And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
2007-01-21 10:31:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
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2016-12-14 08:53:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.e-sword.net. It's free. You download it into your computer. No spyware, or viruses, or addware. It give you the who Bible in English and you can click on a specific verse and look it up in hebrew and greek. Great, great resource. It gives the definition, pronunciation, and visual spelling of each individual word. I highly reccomend going back to the Hebrew and Greek because eventhough the English language did a good job, one word in the Hebrew language described a smell, felling, touch, taste, etc.
Hope it helps
2007-01-21 10:38:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NWTHS: "How long will you go on LIMPING upon two different opinions is correct."
Some others can be found here:
http://www.blueletterbible.org/cgi-bin/versions.pl?book=1Ki&chapter=18&verse=21&version=KJV#21
2007-01-21 10:44:01 · answer #8 · answered by Q&A Queen 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Learn how to read Hebrew and find an original version of the Bible, then go back in time 5,000 years and learn the culture and meaning of the phrases.
The Bible is an outdated book written by a bunch of sheep herders.
Get a grip.
2007-01-21 10:31:45 · answer #9 · answered by chuck 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋
This site may be helpful:
http://unbound.biola.edu/
2007-01-21 10:30:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋