[B-Greek] One man one woman

Jay Carper jc at historycarper.com
Thu Dec 8 15:45:35 EST 2005


It wasn't Hosea. I was thinking of Malachi 2:14-15.

> Pardon the intrusion by a complete novice! ;-)
> 
> I have seen this translated in four basic senses:
> 
> 1) Husband of a wife, meaning simply married.
> 2) Husband of only one wife, meaning monogamous.
> 3) A one-wife kind of man, meaning not a skirt-chaser.
> 4) Husband of his first wife, meaning not having divorced the "wife 
of 
> his youth" without just cause.
> 
> Admitting my very limited command of Greek, I favor the 4th 
> translation because it seems to fit nicely with Hebrew thought as 
> expressed by Solomon, one of the prophets (Hosea?), and Jesus.
> 
> Jay Carper
> Colorado, USA
> 



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