Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Raca

Genesis 42:35, " And as they emptied their sacks, behold, every man’s bundle of money was in his sack; and when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were dismayed."

Genesis 42:35

וַיְהִ֗י הֵ֚ם מְרִיקִ֣ים שַׂקֵּיהֶ֔ם וְהִנֵּה־אִ֥ישׁ צְרֹור־כַּסְפֹּ֖ו בְּשַׂקֹּ֑ו וַיִּרְא֞וּ אֶת־צְרֹרֹ֧ות כַּסְפֵּיהֶ֛ם הֵ֥מָּה וַאֲבִיהֶ֖ם וַיִּירָֽאוּ׃

Matthew 5:22 "[Jesus said] But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell. "

Matthew 5:22
ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι πᾶς ὁ ὀργιζόμενος τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ ἔνοχος ἔσται τῇ κρίσει· ὃς δʼ ἂν εἴπῃ τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ· ῥακά, ἔνοχος ἔσται τῷ συνεδρίῳ· ὃς δʼ ἂν εἴπῃ· μωρέ, ἔνοχος ἔσται εἰς τὴν γέενναν τοῦ πυρός.

AELW 7:286

"רִיק means “to empty.” “Raca,” in Matt. 5:22, is derived from this word. It means a vain, empty, or good-for-nothing man. Here they open all the sacks, for we said above that they had several but did not open all at the inn. But now each one of them empties his sacks, and the grain is put in the common storehouse in the control of their father, in order that he may take it out for their daily use."

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