Difference between revisions of "Ascent"

<p> '''''a''''' -'''''sent''''' ´: </p> <p> (1) The rendering in the King James Version twice, the Revised Version (British and American) 14 times correctly, of [[Hebrew]] <i> '''''ma‛ăleh''''' </i> , "ascent," "pass," as a geographical term (the King James Version Numbers 34:4; 2 Samuel 15:30; the Revised Version (British and American) Joshua 10:10; Judges 8:13 , etc.). </p> <p> (2) The rendering in the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) of <i> '''''‛ōlāh''''' </i> in 1 Kings 10:5 , "his ascent by which he went up unto the house of Yahweh"; but <i> '''''‛ōlāh''''' </i> everywhere else means "burnt-offering," and all ancient versions support the Revised Version, margin, "his burnt-offering which he offered" (caused to go up), etc. </p> <p> (3) In 2 Chronicles 9:4 (parallel 1 Kings 10:5 ) a very slight textual correction (supported by Septuagint) gives us the same words as in 1 Ki instead of the difficult <i> '''''‛ălı̄yāh''''' </i> , "upper chamber," not "ascent" as the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) render it against all usage elsewhere. </p> <p> (4) In the Revised Version (British and American) Ezekiel 40:31 , Ezekiel 40:34 , Ezekiel 40:37; Nehemiah 12:37 , of a flight of steps, stairs. </p> <p> (5) In the Revised Version (British and American) (Hebrew <i> '''''‛ălı̄yāh''''' </i> ), Nehemiah 3:31 , Nehemiah 3:32 , margin "upper chamber" is to be preferred to text "ascent." </p>