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   From: keith_herron@rogers.com   
      
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   Hi David,   
      
   I've checked the New English, Revised Standard, New Century, New   
   International, New American Standard (Updated), New Living and King James   
   translations of 1 Sam 17.40 and they all read 5 stones.   
      
   Which reference and translation do you suggest is quoted as only one   
   stone?   
      
   Keith   
      
   On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 02:03:37 GMT, "Riain  Barton"   
    wrote:   
      
   >Because there are different translations of the "Old Testament". And   
   there   
   >is not just one Christian "Old Testament".   
      
   So which versions of the Christian  Old Testament do you know of   
   that have five stones mentioned in the story of David and Goliath,   
   as in the Jewish version, rather than just one stone?    And do   
   you think it just accidental mistranslation or a deliberate editing   
   to remove the reference to the number five (which is associated   
   with Solomon and also the Pentateuch, right, and also shows   
   up in the New Testament in the tale involving five loaves of   
   bread).   
      
   Thanks,   
   David   
      
   
Hi David,   
   
   
   
I've checked the New English, Revised   
   Standard, New Century, New International, New American Standard (Updated), New   
   Living and King James translations of 1 Sam 17.40 and they all read 5   
   stones.   
   
   
   
Which reference and translation do you   
   suggest is quoted as only one stone?   
   
   
   
Keith   
   
   
   
On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 02:03:37 GMT,   
   "Riain  Barton"
   
   <riain@columbus.rr.com> wrote:
   
   
   
   >Because there are different translations of the "Old Testament".   
   And there
   
   >is not just one Christian "Old Testament".
   
   
   
   So which versions of the Christian  Old Testament do you know of
   
   that have five stones mentioned in the story of David and Goliath,
   
   as in the Jewish version, rather than just one stone?    And do
   
   you think it just accidental mistranslation or a deliberate editing
   
   to remove the reference to the number five (which is associated
   
   with Solomon and also the Pentateuch, right, and also shows
   
   up in the New Testament in the tale involving five loaves of
   
   bread).    
   
   
   
   Thanks,
   
   David
   
      
      
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