1 Corinthians 11
David Fox
amyraut at hotmail.com
Wed Jul 17 13:23:13 EDT 2002
Dear all,
I have been looking at 1 Corinthians 11.
In verses 14-15, the KJV reads, "Doth not even nature itself teach you,
that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? But if a woman have
long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering"
while the Greek reads, "H OUDE AUTH hH FUSIS DIDASKEI hUMAS, hOTI ANHR MEN
EAN KOMA, ATIMIA AUTO ESTI? GUNH DE EAN KOMA, DOXA AUTH ESTIN? hOTI hH
KOMH ANTI PERIBAIOU DEDOTI AUTH;"
Which would be translated as, "Does not even nature itself teach you that,
if a man have long hair, it is a shame to him? But if a woman has long
hair, is it a glory to her? For her hair is given to her for a covering."
Some say it could even be translated, "Even nature itself does not teach
you, that, if a man has long hair, it is a shame to him, etc."
What is the proper translation? And, if the KJV translators were correct
here, in which way does nature teach us that it is a shame for a man to
have long hair? And could "ANHR" and "GUNH" be translated as "husband" and
"wife"?
Many Thanks,
David Fox
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