"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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"jeff" wrote in message
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Dave wrote:
On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:44:08 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
said:

thou shall
not suffer a witch to live,

Where would I find this little-known verse?

In the Bible, of course. It isn't "little-known" by any serious reader
since there are a number of situations that refer back to it. In the
ancient Hebrew world there was little doubt that witchcraft was
effective, but it was considered an insult to God.

Specifically, its Exodus 22:18 in the King James. In the Hebrew (JPS)
Bible its Exodus 22:17, just between "seducing a virgin for whom the
bride-price has not been paid" and "lies with a beast."


I believe it's a mis-translation.

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"j" ganz @@
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There's certainly plenty of those in the KJV, but it is what it is. Likewise
with the Qur'an -- any translation is only a translation, and fails to
capture the exact meaning of the original Arabic text. Personally, I feel
that if God has a message for me, it will be given in language that I
understand, no translations necessary.