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In Genesis 1:26,27 why would God use the plural pronoun "Our" in "Our image ... according to Our likeness" and then in the next verse it use the singular pronouns 'His" and "His" - "And God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created them . . . "
Logically, if God said "Let Us" in verse 26 it should say "And God created man in Their image, in the image of God They created him . . ."
Why does the plural pronoun change to the singular?
(I mean other than the reason - "Its all Witness Lee's fault." )
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No.
I am preemptively dealing with the handwaving likely to occur from some that, anything I might say about it is only Witness Lee's thoughts.
@sonship saidWell, you have chosen to be an arid bulk-copy-pasting propagandist for the cult he started and his publications ~ even to the point of asserting that when the 'end times' come, Christians [of the denominations that he and you don't approve of] should "run out and buy his books" if they don't want to be destroyed. And, now, here it seems to be YOU who is handwaving.
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No.
I am preemptively dealing with the handwaving likely to occur from some that, anything I might say about it is only Witness Lee's thoughts.
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@fmf saidI don't think sloppy translation is the answer.
A sloppy translation?
Elohim in fact is a plural word.
Some say it means something like more than all the gods.
Some would put it differently.
My bolding from https://newcreeations.org/names-of-god/?gclid=CjwKCAiAhbeCBhBcEiwAkv2cY4HpoL9WGJAWW26eob48RLEN-Nf0NpxijVPFck35ej0QIaSkPhHkAhoCl1sQAvD_BwE
Names of God
Below are the various names of God listed in the order of their first appearance in the Bible. Included is a link to the scripture verse where the first mention of that name of God occurs along with how many times that name is mentioned throughout the Bible.
Elohim (God)
First seen in Genesis 1:1 – Used 2599 times in the Bible
This is the very first name given to God found in the very first verse of Genesis. This name shows that God is the majestic ruler over all. Elohim is actually a plural word and it’s use as the first name of God and sets him high above all other gods. It also foreshadows the later revelation of the triune Godhead – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
From Wiki
The word elohim or 'elohiym (ʼĕlôhîym) is a grammatically plural noun for "gods" or "deities" or various other words in Biblical Hebrew.
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Run out and buy a good English translation of the Bible.
That's all I recommend.
They are so plentiful that you can probably get one for a few bucks at a thrift store.
Or if you're too cheap for even that you could borrow one from the public library or even find many freely usable ones on the Internet.
If you do, look up Genesis 1:26,27 muse a moment on the change of the plural pronoun in 26 to the singular in 27.
@sonship saidLove the banter, sonship. I have - if I am not mistaken - six Bibles in my house, in three different languages. Why would you want to characterize me as "cheap"?
Or if you're too cheap for even that you could borrow one from the public library or even find many freely usable ones on the Internet.
@sonship saidI dont understand the issue.
In Genesis 1:26,27 why would God use the plural pronoun "Our" in "Our image ... according to Our likeness" and then in the next verse it use the singular pronouns 'His" and "His" - "And God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created them . . . "
Logically, if God said "Let Us" in verse 26 it should say "And Go ...[text shortened]... pronoun change to the singular?
(I mean other than the reason - "Its all Witness Lee's fault." )