Amo 4:5 - "bread" should be "leaven" #1236

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opened 2024-10-16 18:48:35 +00:00 by SusanQuigley · 0 comments

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Amos 4:5

Offer a thanksgiving sacrifice with bread;
proclaim freewill offerings; announce them,
for this is what you love to do,
you people of Israel—
this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh.

mêḥāmêṣ "with leaven"
Bread was not the issue. Leavened bread was the issue.

Most other versions include the idea of "leaven" -- not just bread.

that which is leavened
leavened bread
bread made with yeast

Suggestion: Change "bread" to "leavened bread."
(The ULB uses the phrase "leavened bread" in Exodus 12.)

Amos 4:5 Offer a thanksgiving sacrifice with **bread**; proclaim freewill offerings; announce them, for this is what you love to do, you people of Israel— this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh. mêḥāmêṣ "with leaven" Bread was not the issue. Leavened bread was the issue. Most other versions include the idea of "leaven" -- not just bread. - that which is leavened - leavened bread - bread made with yeast **Suggestion: Change "bread" to "leavened bread."** (The ULB uses the phrase "leavened bread" in Exodus 12.)