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| It is important to note the difference between "was" and "had become". hiteh may indicated an active state caused by a previous event, rather than simply a passive state. In other words, 'hiteh' might indicate "had become" rather than "was". | It is important to note the difference between "was" and "had become". hiteh may indicated an active state caused by a previous event, rather than simply a passive state. In other words, 'hiteh' might indicate "had become" rather than "was". |
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| The implication of the traditional rendering is that earth was in some primal state of pre-[[creation]]. This is not actually supported by the text. In fact, if our supposition is correct quite the opposite is true. The usage of the word 'hiteh' indicates that the earth **had become** barren. The exact phrase is "//Earth had become worthless junk//" ([[teho]] [[bohuv]]). The text appears to indicate that some earlier event had destroyed whatever had previously been on Earth, and the planet was now desolate. | The implication of the traditional rendering is that earth was in some primal state of pre-[[creation]]. This is not actually supported by the text. In fact, if our supposition is correct quite the opposite is true. The usage of the word 'hiteh' indicates that the earth **had become** barren. The exact phrase is "//Earth had become worthless junk//" ([[teho]] [[beho]]). The text appears to indicate that some earlier event had destroyed whatever had previously been on Earth, and the planet was now desolate. |
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| 'hiteh' occurs 111 times.(([[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/hayetah_1961.htm]])) | 'hiteh' occurs 111 times.(([[https://biblehub.com/hebrew/hayetah_1961.htm]])) |
