Religion? - Translating The Bible And Responding To People Who Preach To Me

The Bible is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures that Jews and Christians consider to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans.
Many different authors contributed to the Bible. And what is regarded as canonical text differs depending on traditions and groups.
Attitudes towards the Bible also differ amongst Christian groups. Roman Catholics, Anglicans and Eastern Orthodox Christians stress the harmony and importance of the Bible and sacred tradition, while Protestant churches focus on the idea of sola scriptura.
With estimated total sales of over 5 billion copies, the Bible is widely considered to be the best-selling book of all time.
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[@pabbylink]

And the Lord said unto John, come forth and ye shall receive eternal life. But John came fifth and won a toaster

[@MickeyCuervo36]

I'm stealing this XD

[@boredom1312]

they said this in my church, I have never heard my father laugh the way he did

[@MILKWynn]

Oh my god. this is funny shit

[@Chris-jo1zr]

That sounds like a bit from Rowan Atkinson

[@HoneyBadger1779]

pabbylink I'm christian but that's funny right there. Don't try that stuff in the middle east though, or the religion of peace might cut off appendages or boil you alive.

[@faiththebeliever]

As a Christian, this is one of the coolest channels I’ve come across by someone who isn’t preaching the gospel but simply being accurate. It’s so cool and I’m glad you have the integrity to lead these conversations in an honest way. Thank you❤

[@Saber23]

Accurate about what? The translations?

[@robertrobert7924]

I was an Atheist until this week when lightening struck and destroyed the George Floyd memorial brick wall. Now I am an Agnostic.

[@tnatstrat7495]

What the fuck is this thread lol?

[@cmdrtianyilin8107]

Oh my! Based?

[@kgbcommitteeforstatesecuri3315]

Based

[@gorg6151]

@@tnatstrat7495 Seems pretty based

[@laughingmask3118]

Wait what happened??

[@Silvercrypto-xk4zy]

As a Christian I actually enjoyed this more than I thought I would based on the title alone. I fully agree that it’s critical to read the Bible in the original Greek hebrew and Aramaic as well as to have a firm grasp of ancient Hebrew culture and customs

[@salty-tomato]

My Pastor does thankfully. Makes all the difference

[@xmariner]

The amazing thing is even bad translations still get the message across.

[@el_manu_el_]

Everybody gangsta until Metatron starts reciting the Bible in Hebrew.

[@Ben-jq3ov]

I can it's not a big deal

[@Bunfire123]

@@Ben-jq3ov exactly

[@bosbanon3452]

@@Ben-jq3ov you're a gangsta too

[@kirillzakharov7336]

every theist has a plan until they get Hebrew-punched in the face, apparently.

[@Ben-jq3ov]

@@kirillzakharov7336 lol

[@ricksstoryandbioniclechann2708]

how does moses makes tea Hebrews it

[@joshuaherzog3412]

he wrings out his ball soaked robe and sells it as a fine snake oil to keep you from ever wanting to be gay

[@shiloabramovich2095]

Rick Van Eunen איך משה מכין תה

[@aribailor3766]

איך משה מכין תה? משה בתה-בה

[@danielklugscheisser2318]

You ruined the joke with your grammar

[@jameshaury2716]

Groan.

[@michaelpogue2032]

As a theologian, I find your translation intriguing. The way you suggest "organized" for the word normally translated as "created", brings up fascinating possibilities for the idea of Elohim bringing forth order out of chaos, Thank you. I continue to applaud your content, as well as your intellectual honesty. Please keep up the good work, and be encouraged.

[@andrewhinson4323]

I think if you look at later jewish writings, especially those in the rest of the cannon, its clear that the creative focus for the Jewish reader/theologian, was on God. Jewish scriptural scholarship and preservation was exhaustive. So when we find that the apostles say "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God and the word was with God...All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made." Yes it is about God bringing order out of chaos, but its clear that no matter what it mechanically looked like, nothing that exists which began to exist, came about without the Word creating it.

[@Lingchow1]

A theologian doesn't watch youtube bullshit.

[@blankmantm2501]

The very next verse says everything was chaos until God ordered it. Nothing hew here.

[@husky0098]

@@Lingchow1 Good thing this video isn't bullshit then.

[@jamesm-sl3oc]

I found this interesting as well, and how it relates to other theories of the creation of the universe

[@guyh1979]

As a hebrew speaker first i want to complement you, you have a good hebrew. I have two notes about the translation of the bible: 1. In the sentence "Elohim bara", as you said "Elohim" is in plural but "bara" is the single form for the verb created, if you refer to the word "Elohim" as a name then it might be in single form, and then the translation to english of "Elohim bara" should be "God (whose name is Elohim) created". 2. Because Hebrew is tolaly different language then English, lots of the words in english and hebrew doesn't have the exact meaning and a hebrew might have several translations in english. The hebrew word "Shamaim" means heavens but it also means skys, the word "Aretz" means earth but it also means groun. Therefore the transla for "Elohim bara et ha-shamaim ve-et ha-aretz" might be "Gods created the skys and the ground" or it might be "Elohim (god's name) created the separation between heavens and earth"

[@negative_creep2581]

I can see it, in portuguese we have the words "criou" and "criaram", basicaly one is singular and one is plural. Like: O músico criou uma canção = The musician created a song Os músicos criaram uma canção = The musicians created a song

[@astronikolai6910]

On point 1, I always thought this to be evidence that ancient Jews believed in the doctrine of the Trinity.

[@GracelessEmber]

@PipeRhymes Elohim is plural or singular depending on the context it’s being used in. Elohim can used to refer to multiple spiritual being or one God

[@urusledge]

It's almost like there's a reason the Catholics and Orthodox insist on the importance of Tradition, which preserves the wisdom of the ages.

[@MidnightAssass1n]

@@GracelessEmber to me that sounds like God being made equivalent to the idea of the amalgam of all human souls. Which would add merit to the idea that ‘God dwells within.’ I’ve never studied scripture though so feel free to tell me if I’m interpreting that wrong

[@Grim_Azrael]

Metatron. I’m astonished about your ability to speak real complicated languages. You deserve the upmost respect for that. And your channel is also hyper informative. Thank you for your great content.

[@metatronyt]

Thank you for your kind words, friend

[@terner1234]

עברית לא כזאת מסובכת

[@zeevyusin3841]

@@terner1234 לאנשים שלא רגילים לשפות שמיות או לשפות בלי אותיות תנועה, עברית יכולה להיות מאוד מסובכת.

[@terner1234]

@@zeevyusin3841 נקודה טובה, אולי חשבתי את זה בגלל שאני כבר מכיר כמעט את כל המילים שאני קורא

[@zaraiwzara]

@@metatronyt ur channel is awesome m8, keep up the good work

[@ariel.madrid]

Well, Jesus himself told his disciples "you preach my message, if the people in that town welcome and believe you fine, but if they don't, just clean the dust up of your feet and leave in peace".

[@thefallenone6210]

Yeah they really did that lol

[@angelortiz4815]

I guess the concistadors missed that chapter

[@blockobutter]

@@angelortiz4815 The conquistador's main mission, unlike Jesus's disciple, was not to spread the word of God, whether or not they said so.

[@JmAnYoShI]

@@angelortiz4815 I mean, most religious people miss a lot of the teachings of their religions.

[@josephpeck8723]

@Ariel Madrid A pity that most people do not seem to recall that message.

[@lionheart5078]

I think Metatrons points about Hebrew can be debated but he is right when it comes to the fact that many fundamentalist type Christians starting getting technical about the Bible in the English language where they dont realize English is not the language to be technical with here, and that type of analysis makes no sense with out knowing the actual language it was written in. Thanks for always trying to be respectful to everyone Metatron.

[@laughingmask3118]

I mean, hell, English is essentially a fabricated language patchwork from other ones, there's a reason that for non English speakers English can often be the most difficult language to learn. It's convoluted. Reed, read, red and read.

[@lionheart5078]

@@laughingmask3118 it’s not fabricated though, it developed totally organically.

[@thfkmnIII]

Online christians are so cringe

[@die1mayer]

It was Luther's idea to translate the bible and allow christians to read the message of salvation for themselves, and not be dependent on a church which could interprete it as they wish. The german bible was the basis for the english translations.

[@lionheart5078]

@@die1mayer nonsense. St.Cryril and St.Methodius translated the bible into slavic already in the 9th/10th century and latin was essentially the lingua franca of the time. The bible being translated into german by luther was purely a natural occurrence due to the newly invented printing press. Luther just caused division and a 30 years war in europe.

[@gorillajock]

I think you made this a while ago. However, personally I'm fascinated by language, and I would love to hear more on the translation of the Bible into English. I am Christian, but I'm well aware that things aren't nearly as cut and dried as many Christians believe. My faith means I will always ask questions, and it doesn't matter if the answers make me comfortable or not. Please know that there are some/many(?) of us who want to know more about these subjects without having to learn ancient Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek.

[@brittybee6615]

I know this is an old comment, but I’d recommend checking out Robert Alter’s translation of the Hebrew Bible because its probably 75% footnotes on why everything was translated a certain way versus other ways it could have been translated.

[@FrazierDanger]

You're likely making a mistake by trusting this man.

[@badfoody]

at most a translation or reinterpretation would make you understand God's will in a fuller sense while challenging what has been established by current or previous social norms.

[@deusxmic1950]

I was raised a Christian but I still don't understand where the idea that megatron means the devil comes from... I never encountered the word before but a quick qoogle search on the etymology and definition of meta and tron was pretty enlightening. I'm an English major so I love breaking down words to see what they mean lol. Meta means beyond, after, or behind. Tron is a term denoting an instrument. Metatron can be seen as a tool or instrument from beyond. Seems like a fancy way to say a messenger from God. Google says metatron refers to the angel that led the Jews out of Egypt. These Christians don't use google or something? 😂

[@giannismentz3570]

I'm fascinated too with this specific subject, not so much on linguistics, but more so because I don't think religion is what they told us it is. Linguistics could be one of the tools to uncover hidden truths though. It's quite possible through all those stories there is some kind of truth hidden in there. I think people tried to transfer past lost history, lost events or knowledge, but through the ages and generations, those stories were altered, either because each generation was trying to understand these stories looking at them through their own culture and beliefs, or each generation added their own touches in those stories for various reasons, or who knows, maybe things are hidden there on purpose, for our own safety? The truth is still in there though I believe. I doubt religion is what they say it is, and I also doubt ancient mythology is what they say it is. What do these things have in common? Oh, you'd be so surprised with all the similarities between the Christian bible stories and ancient Greek mythology. They're just way too many, my comment would be huge to include them all and analyze them. Here's a few examples. There is a person called Jesus in Christianity, who was crusified by the Romans. He was the son of God. In ancient Greek mythology there is Προμηθέας (Prometheus), son of the Titans, who was punished in similar fashion by Δίας (Zeus). Instead of the Roman soldier's spear when he was on the cross, the crows did the same to him when he was chained. He was punished cause he tried to help people and tought them how to use fire and light. In Christianity Jesus also tried to help people, to receive the light, favor of God, and even to this day, Christians would light their candles with the phrase "δεύτε λάβετε φως" from the priest, which means "receive his light". Also, Christ, is not a name. Jesus is a name. Christ comes from the greek word χρίσμα, chrisma? or is it charisma? someone who is christened, has the ch(a)risma of God. They have told us that Prometheus actually told people how to lit an actual fire, and they told us Jesus told people how to be nice and good to each other. I think there is something hidden there, these things sure don't deserve to be punished at all, and they both meant well. So this is either bullshit, a lie, or the meaning of light was lost through time. What if it's knowledge of something specific? I mean, why punish Prometheus so harshly for teaching people how to lit a fire to keep themselves warm, and why punish Jesus so harshly for teaching people to behave? It doesn't add up. What if Prometheus and Jesus were actually the same person? Or what if the reason they were punished was because through this knowledge people could help themselves but they could also cause tremendous harm if they acted irresponsibly? And they certainly would, as we all know how people are like. Or maybe the powers that be, or the Gods, plural, as the Metatron says, didn't wanna share this knowledge? Funny, cause the Greeks had many Gods, not just one. 12 major Gods and several other minors deities. Could this be the reason for the cataclysmic wipe out of the human race back then? Cause there is a cataclysm both in Christianity as well as in ancient Greek Mythology. While the cataclysm in Christianity happens long after Adam and Eve, in ancient Greek mythology Adam and Eve were the survivors - their names were Δευκαλίων and Πύρρα (Defkalion and Peera). Which is funny, cause Πύρρα, the name of this woman, linguistically comes from the word πύρ (fire), does this mean she kept the knowledge of Prometheus (or Jesus in Christianity) and survived? Eve in Christianity ate that apple from the tree of knowledge and they were banished from the garden of Eden. Also, in Christianity, there is an Angel who rebelled against God. In a way, Prometheus did the same thing, he rebelled against Zeus. Hmm... In medieval times, he was pictured a monster and such, on the other hand, Angels were winged beings of light, sometimes depicted as children. His Angel name was Light-bringer, Εωσφόρος, that is he who brings you the light, the same thing the priest says when they celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. Hmm... And it's funny, cause in other places you might find a symbol that interconnects those two, such as the Chinese Ying and Yang. While in Christianity, God is pure good, he just happened to wanna drown and destroy the whole of humanity and almost all life on Earth. Hmm... And Gods (plural) in Hebrew is Elohim... with these beings, the Gods, called "El". A Greek person is called 'Ελλην ('El-in), and Greece is called Ελλάδα, even to this day. Έλλην, could come from Έλ and ήν, which linguistically, in ancient Greek, ήν is the past tense of εστί, which means is/was, came to to be, origin. Εστία which comes from εστί, also means origin in Greek and in modern Greek it usually has the meaning of home, unless you combine this with fire where it means origin, like εστία φωτιάς. So Έλλην, could mean "those who come from the El", with the El being the Gods. And there is a symbol, a double E that mirrors itself, and you find this on many ancient Greek ruins. Anyway, there's just too many hidden things in all that stuff I think, and if you think these are too many similarities between Christianity and ancient mythology, I haven't even started. This is a really short comment, I could write a ton more stuff. Like, human, in Greek is άνθρωπος, etymologically, means a being who looks upwards? or wants to move up? towards the heavens? above? upwards? However, there are warnings in the Bible, the El don't like it, there is the "tower of babel" story, they struck us down when we tried. They apparently made us speak different languages, so we cannot understand each other... or is this a parable? hmm... so maybe it is that through language we could uncover truths? Then again, there is another warning in the Bible, apparently Jesus told Thomas "πίστευε και μη ερεύνα", as in, believe and do not search (look? look for?), and that although is a modern translation from the original, possibly an incorrect one? Thomas had seen Jesus after his death, blessed are those who believe without having seen Him. Is that literal? A parable? Is this some kind of a warning, that this kind of knowledge you would not wanna know? Maybe it's too much, who knows? On the other hand, modern Church says that there is a comma on that phrase, and if so, it would mean, whether you believe or not, search. Hmm.. the Thomas text doesn't sound this way, and he was apparently kinda difficult to believe or accept things, then again there is the Babel story... If you concluded that those stories do not add up, though there is hidden truth in there, I think the same. I doubt ancient Greeks were writing bullshit fairytales, the same goes for all the people who wrote the Bible and Christian religious texts. These are not fake, no matter your beliefs, I know atheism is all the cool nowadays, but there is something to those stories I think. Anyway, I would really love to see a video on those subjects, if you want to @Metatron. You seem a really knowledgeable person, I'd like to watch your analysis, and I'd wanna hear your views on those matters, even if your views clash with the status quo or what is considered as acceptable, by either Christian priests, or historians.

[@rundownthriftstore]

Lmao I really thought Metatron was a transformer or something 😂

[@bennetrussell3567]

Yo your not the only one

[@AudioEsoterixxx]

Same lol

[@MaLo_BigMan]

Megatron

[@paladinheadquarters7776]

That’s Megatron.

[@PaintedHoundie]

Technically Metatron is lol

[@dianiestives2432]

If you made an hour long video on this, I would totally watch it

[@NnH_Kairyu]

I third that.

[@deathkiller414]

i fourth that

[@NnH_Kairyu]

It's just talking about facts like anything else. If someone wasn't open-minded enough to learn about their religion's basis or a simple comparative that would in no way be criticizing or demeaning to their personal beliefs, then they simply wouldn't watch it.

[@theprezydent6250]

I number that too.

[@Frogthroat1]

A series of videos. Very, very interesting stuff.

[@johnnydi2231]

I love this video. It brings me a great deal of peace. I could never explain that in text. But I come back & listen to it again from time to time... And I try to share it with others. So just thanx a lot, again, paisan. 🙏😊

[@FrogFarmRecords]

I follow Jesus and I really enjoy your content. Right now this is and the Bible Project are my favorite channels.

[@thearcheduck8746]

I wonder how the Greek gods are called myths or legends while non-pagan religions are not myths or legends.

[@apvtethic8818]

ArcDuc because politheist gods are a different vision of the deity, Greeks seen the gods as superhumans that lived physical lives like normal people, modern abrahmitic religions see God as a spiritual/metaphysical entity, and apart Christendom that see Jesus as God's Son, they see normal people only like prophets/teologists. Here i am not insulting or blaspheming others people deities, but is more mythical a superhuman that lives in a physical world than a prophet or a spiritual entity, as the spiritual/metaphysical things are a totally different thing towards science

[@thearcheduck8746]

The PizzaPastaGuy But I still find them both fairly non-scientific, but since I am a atheist I view things differently then most religions.

[@Elliot_I_hate_this_feature]

ArcDuc there isn't an actual difference

[@Sparten7F4]

There is no difference, christians just assert there to be. If ten people believe an insanity, its a cult. If a million do, a religion. If none really do, it's mythology. Christianity shall join that description eventually.

[@Sheol02]

+ArcDuc They are called myths because nobody believes in them. The same thing will become with Christianity, Islam etc after brand new religion occupies the mind of people. Like: Red dragons do not exist, it's a myth. Only the green dragons exist, they are not a myth.

[@dumbotjejen]

you are one of those people i could sit with all day and just talk about everything.

[@metatronyt]

Thank you for that :)

[@toncuz8291]

@@metatronyt When I was 6, I asked parents for a Big Wheel. I got a set of encylopedia. In winter, I read my "toys" from cover to cover. When I was 9, I asked parents for a camping tent. I got Encylopedia Of History. Regardless...I am now addicted to your channel. The Bible has been bought and DISSEMINATED by the CHURCH. It is / was not necessarily, bought out of interest. Supposedly, the "second" most widely "bought" or "read" book is "Progress And Poverty"...by Henry George. His theory on economics SHOULD be the future of all world economies. You may want to do a video on this now obscure writer, who was over-shadowed by Marx, Galbraith et al.

[@worldboxvn8214]

Here,take my like and subscribe. The fact that you can speak and translate a freaking ancient language is a huge positive sight for my day

[@zenthulhuofficial3947]

Also, never boring! I’d love to get a deep dive video for the original script as well as the practical breakdown of the language used in the original text! Awesome content!

[@Gavin-N]

Wow, your Chinese handwriting is temporarily better than me! And I lived in China for 7 years. hats off.

[@metatronyt]

Thank you! Xie xie!

[@ZinbaForLife]

So is me. I’m Chinese myself

[@jimbabwe6529]

Haha yeah his pronounciation is very impressive too. I respect him so much for all the work and dedication he puts into things he likes

[@mousermind]

Gavin, no one's handwriting will ever be better than you. You should value yourself more than that. :P

[@ivetterodriguez1994]

@mixedgrain As someone who learned English as a second-language, albeit at 5 years of age, I'd like to remind you to give people a break with phrases that use up, down, out, on, et cetera. It's a pain, the English language might as well adopt "sideways" to be used that way as well. And what I think he meant by: "wow, your Chinese handwriting is temporarily better than [mine]!", is that he or she expects his own handwriting to improve, and not that he or she was suggesting what you're wondering. I don't think there was any intended malice here.

[@JBRewind]

"I like eating dogs and my neighbors." - Metatron, 2017

[@duncanwalduck7715]

"Let's eat, children."

[@kronoscamron7412]

loooooool

[@RedwoodTheElf]

He must be a Humanitarian (A word that one could conclude is related to "Vegetarian")

[@johnathanhughes9881]

This demonstrates the importance of translating the Bible in context. :)

[@feidtublec]

Since the Metatron is the voice of God, that must definitely be His will...

[@MrMonty08]

Metatron, I love listening to you. Your " sabiduría " it is just amazing. Your passion, impartiality in every theme it is out of this world. Keep up the good work 👏👏

[@jorrbloodtusk5106]

17:58 YES PLEASE. I've been looking into the old Hebrew version of the bible and would love a translation and deep dive from someone who really knows the language.

[@Ben-jq3ov]

U can search it on youtube

[@ubaldoarias5653]

@@Ben-jq3ov the thing is we won't buy it from a master of judaism cause we know what they sell. Their interpretation of the "orthodox" way to translate is compromised. We're looking for a more honest translation

[@highlander-jb6jv]

Check out videos from Michael Heiser. He explains the Bible in the context of the worldview of 2nd Temple Judaism. He is a Christian.

[@TheTenCentStory]

@@ubaldoarias5653 The bible Jesus and his disciples preached in wasn't written in Hebrew anyways. It was Greek.

[@ubaldoarias5653]

@@TheTenCentStory I know, but im not interested in the New Testament, just the Tanakt

[@MsLoolololololo]

Hi Metatron, can you make a video about the economy in Rome, the kingdome, rebublic and the empire of Rome Keep up the good work

[@comrademartinofrappuccino]

i would also like to see that especialy the empire economy

[@GrimFaceHunter]

It's one of the origins of the welfare state(the famous "bread and circuses"). fee.org/articles/how-roman-central-planners-destroyed-their-economy/

[@astrith]

You can try SPQR by Mary Beard, it will give you a lot of answers :)

[@JohnDoe-pf6qp]

Not really the case. The Romans just spent a lot of time trying to solve the problem created by slave labor when they also needed a lot of slave labor. We're probably going to face a similar problem in our own future when automation sends a huge percentage of the workforce to the unemployment line. I suppose you could call that a welfare state, but you can't really hold being unemployed against a person when there are no jobs.....

[@GrimFaceHunter]

John Doe Romans had 2 major problems:slave labor and actual citizens being limited to only a few professions. Both problems came from government. Modern problems with unemployment still all come from governments.

[@stoltobot]

I always thought it was a Transformer.

[@emapocubayova4763]

stoltobot That was the Megatron ;)

[@KaraThrace0001]

I thought he was like the "Tron of the Metas"

[@eds1942]

It does sound that way.

[@CandiRabbit]

I'm happy too know I wasn't the only one...

[@eds1942]

While this has nothing to do with the OP. What eggsandwich8885 should mean is that, ANY system of ideologically purity where everyone (even non-practitioners) must be made to reject all other ideologies and to strictly adhered to ONE singular ideology since ALL other ideologies are wrong or bad, such an ideological stance is wrong. This applies to ANY ideology; secular, religious, political, economical... What he left out is; Civil code gets more leeway here as the ideal objective is to allow for the co-existence multiple ideologies (without highly favoring or disparaging one) in such a way where society (despite it’s ideological differences) can flourish and be civil. Likewise the with core academics, as society must have a consensus on the basics as to what is real or not and what is acceptable or not in order to both flourish and remain civil.

[@lajuanjohnsonbtc9634]

Technical interpretation is key to putting aside denominational views & truly understanding scripture for me. Thank you for this video

[@jonasdiamondmanikas1154]

I really like your content. Also, it is great to see you being so respectful towards everyone. Discussions would be so much more effective if more people would communicate in such a respectful manner.

[@LeetMasterAce]

Metatron, I like your channel and think it's great, but you misspelled the channel title. The first "t" should be a "g."

[@mrmoth26]

The first on the left or the first on the right?

[@janusbifrons9358]

LeetMasterAce lol

[@luiiz2138]

@@mrmoth26 both

[@yeho8]

Megs ftw!

[@bas8792]

Metagron

[@Inna31588]

I speak Hebrew as my native language and I feel like you've made some good points. Unfortunately, I've become so used to the traditional interpretation of the Bible that now I barely notice these linguistic intricacies. Thanks for the video.

[@metatronyt]

Thank you very much for that :)

[@markbyrd7710]

Metatron What do you think of the plural of majesty attributed to the word Elohim? Since it seems like a plural noun yet the verbs are written singular. I wouldn't consider myself a linguist but I'm learning Hebrew and I'd like you know your opinion on this.

[@captainpuffinpuffinson4769]

Mark Byrd I speak Hebrew as my native language, there are some strange points about the use of the verbs in conjunction with elohim, in deed it is sometimes singular and others plural, but there are also at least three different names for god elohim = אלוהים as he said in the video is indeed a plural form some orthodox Jews will say elokim =אלוקים instead adonai = אדוני best translated as the Latin dominos or english my lord, but it can also be translated as a plural as the was no punctuation in the original text yahova =יהווה this is treated as the explicit name of god and most Jews will not say this word even when reading in prayer opting for my lord instead there are a few more like אדוני צבאות =my lord (s?) army (host?) and it is usually used when it's the preparation for war

[@MizanQistina]

Arabs do that as well, in Quran, Allah said "We" (when translated into English) many times, for example, "And We did certainly create the heavens and earth and what is between them in six days, and there touched Us no weariness" (Quran, verse 50:38) Arabs says that it is Arabic way to use plural as a way of showing greatness, it doesn't mean there are many Gods or Allah is working with other Gods or other heavenly beings, even the elites among the Arabs saying "We" and "Us" instead of "I" and "Me" when talking about themselves. Well, that is what the Arabs say, i am not Arab anyway :))

[@MtRevDr]

@@captainpuffinpuffinson4769 - Plural for Elohim is good, for there are 3 persons in 1. 3 persons visited Avraham. Genesis 18 A Son Promised to Abraham and Sarah The LORD appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent entrance to meet them, and bowed down to the ground. He said, “My lord, if I find favor with you, do not pass by your servant. ... -=-=-= God appeared to Abraham as 3 men. Abraham saw 3 and bowed to the 3; but addressed them as “My Lord”. -=-=-=- There is a connection by recognition. There is no material fact or evidence. Proof is in the belief. -=-=- Psalm 110:1 The LORD says to my lord, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.” Y’weh to Adonai. 2 names or designation of God in one single sentence. God the Father speaking to God the Son. Christians often refer to Jesus as “The Lord”, “Our Lord”, “Adonai”. -=-=-=-

[@LanggerDangger]

AMAZING! I'm both religious and a budding linguist! This has opened up my eyes to SO MUCH! Thank you!

[@CetoFreakingKaiba]

man I know I am very late to the party but this definitely deserves to be a series. After turning away from religion myself, I find it all the more interesting to learn about the stories of the bible, how they were actually written and ponder what the original writers had in mind

[@GCurl]

Translations really change meanings, for example in the original Back to the future the sentence is "Nobody calls me chicken" In german it is "Niemand nennt mich eine feige Sau" "Nobody calls me a cowardly sow"

[@majormarketing6552]

Yep. That is how you know a god with infinite power would use a message system that is usable by all those who are held accountable. We have no such document and that shows we have no such god

[@ivetterodriguez1994]

If the Israelites really were enslaved several times you'd think that their language would be influenced by the languages of those who enslaved them, since they co-lived with them. Same as when the Israelites conquer several cities. I find it hard to believe that the original Hebrew was truly preserved as throughout history enemy countries who interacted with each other often ended up being influenced by one another's language and culture. I'm sure the original meaning of text must have been lost only to be perceived and interpreted later on as meaning things we wanted them to mean. I think our own personal opinions make us perceive and interpret things we see as right. Not the "Holy Spirit". I think it's human for several religions made by human rationale to find certain consensus in the ways we perceive life through experience and observation. From what I understand, a lot of religions place importance on respect of others, family, hierarchy, and structure. And I think all humans find comfort in thinking that there is a certain structure, a certain TRUTH, a certain VALIDITY,, set rules of good and evil. I believe it's a natural instinct to want to know things, to want to feel safe and certain about the things in life, to have a plan, something to follow, to follow the paths and wisdom of your parents, grandparents, elderly *because we long for guidance in a world of uncertainties. We seek knowledge and understanding because we want to understand how this world works and how we should or shouldn't be, do, live. What is acceptable and what isn't? How should we interact with people on a day to day basis? And it's this structure that both traps us and protects us. Or is it just one and not the other? It's these guidelines that both guide and make us feel stuck when we only live within the boundaries of those guidelines. Like a house it protects us but it also restrains us if we never step outside of it. I see biblical Christianity as a way of constantly doubting one's own ability to do anything in society without a hand to hold.* Christianity is like the parent who doesn't realize that they're child is growing up and coming up with their own opinions. A child repressed, suppressed, restrained of expressing his own thought and beliefs and not being allowed to question their parents, religion, and people with authority never gets to explore past those confinements. And some stop tolerating it after awhile. I'm lucky that I was very curious growing up and that I found a way of being likable while still asking questions out of genuine curiosity and genuine perplexion. I never understood how someone could open a bible, say it was inspired by God himself, and then go off on a spiel based on various experiences, scenarios, examples, and never think to themselves: aren't situations situational? Isn't story-telling to teach morals and quoting people confined to not exploring past that? All my life when speaking and writing in English I'd overuse the words "maybe", "perhaps", "possibly", "probably", "it depends", and "it seems", "it appears as though", I never felt extremely opinionated about much of anything. I overthought everything, I swear I have the mind of an amateur philosopher and play devil's advocate with myself constantly. All of those persuasive essays in high school? Yep, I'd ramble because I don't have a clear opinion. I'm too perceptive and receptive that sometimes my own thoughts interrupt each other and thus I ramble. And thus this ended up as a reply to some stranger's comment.

[@blameese]

@@majormarketing6552 Well the Bible explains that pretty well actually...

[@polyhistorphilomath]

@@majormarketing6552 This is not exactly airtight logic. You only have to read a few chapters into the book to see that it assigns a theological meaning to the assortment of languages. Namely to prevent the coordination of all mankind to the carrying out of shared evil purposes. The implication is that there is an intentional reversal of this trend during eras (and in regions) in which a particularly common language predominated or in which there was a high degree of mutual intelligibility between distinct speech communities. (1)The shared history of the Greeks and Persians set the stage for Macedon to homogenize the language of the East. Add to this (2) the cachet imputed to Greek culture and language by the Romans and (3) the Roman mastery of the Mediterranean world. These three factors mean that most western Romans of senatorial rank and almost all the population of the East were speaking Greek at the same time. Would you care to guess what language the New Testament is written in? Compare this to the situation in modern day New Guinea-just one island-there are countless languages and almost no efficient means of transmitting a message to the whole population.

[@MedievalGenie]

*What a relief, a fair point about translations.* Being a pessimist, I was half expecting yet another persecution chapter because anti-faith hatred is rather trendy and cool right now.

[@metatronyt]

Glad you liked it mate ;)

[@LordDarthHarry]

I find it quite ironic and funny that a lot of vocal atheists basicaly behave like religious fanatics. Constanly and obsessively lashing out and shoving their own "belief" down everyone's throat. Usualy in a very crude manner that actualy makes them seem DUMBER than the nutcase quoting the Bilbe at everyone.

[@Khalkara]

@Pc Genie There is nothing trendy or cool about being anti-religion. Grow the fuck up.

[@hanssmirnov9946]

Indeed. Despite a couple of mistakes, he made quite a reasonable video. I was worried at first that he had abandoned reason, to join the edgier anti-religion crowd.

[@sertaki]

+LordDarthHarry In my experience, the most fanatical anti-theists usually have some deeply rooted personal reasons for their actions, just as fundamental religious people do, in addition to any logical reasoning they sometimes claim to be solely responsible. Those I know have a deep distaste for religion because of past experiences, either extreme pressure and/or violence (physical or psychological) to behave in a specific way from parents or religious figures, or a hurtful experience that made them loose faith, like a death in the family. Of course, one can easily and should oppose religion when it is the cause of violence, oppression and injustice, especially on a wide scale, but this is no reason to attack the mere concept of religion when applied peacefully as a personal experience. But past abuse, grief etc can cause the mind to latch onto the smallest display of religious feelings as the root of all evil. Religious and anti-religious fanaticism are both rooted in the same kind of mental phenomenon. Where anti-theism can be a response to fundamentalist violence, religious fanaticism itself is often learned through violent rhetoric full of punishment and fear mongering ("don't sin or your soul will burn!"), so at their core, they are pretty much the same. I personally think that religion in itself is a good thing for some people to manage their mental health and promote a sense of community - as long as it stays out of lawmaking and doesn't cause people to become raving bigots and/or shove religion down all the throats as you said.

[@daniellopezeverest]

Please make more of these videos and thank you for sharing! :-)

[@johnstrickland3373]

Wow Metatron, I have so much respect for you, your unfailingly unbiased approach to presenting these topics is truly refreshing for we who are not afraid of the actual evidence for or against our previous biases.

[@Rig0p]

Imagine instead of Jehovah's Witnesses knocking at your door their a viking in full gear telling you accept Odin as your true lord.

[@jaggerra7]

I'd put on my Valkyrie costume and sing him a battle hymn. I get my fun where I can.

[@Ninja.Alinja]

Rig0p I'd convert on the spot.

[@KungKras]

+heatseeker Me too

[@sertaki]

Sound like a rather fun pastime.

[@alverygrissom2544]

i stab him in the chest with my greatsword and scream DEUS VULT HEATHEN

[@khurgar8120]

The spaghetti monster is our only true god! Do not be fooled my impastas!

[@boredom1312]

your picture only makes this better, you look like you are waiting for people to laugh

[@MultiCaliffa]

Ramen.

[@felixargyle4871]

Blasphemy! We all know the grand goose is waiting up in the great pond in the sky to peck at us when we die! I call blasphemy!

[@bluemonsteronlamesa]

pastafarian ftw

[@wu1ming9shi]

What're you talking about? Everybody tknows that the emperor of man is the true GOD OF MAN! XD

[@tjcoetzee]

Incredibly interesting, love it! Informative and intellectually honest, thank you!

[@napoleonofvamps]

Metatron, this is my favorite video of yours so far and I have been binge watching you for a couple of weeks. Please do more like this that go into linguistics and the Bible.

[@__thehandofgideon__8554]

Please either do a large series translating the Bible from an objective standpoint or start a separate channel. Being a biblical Hebrew aficionado, I exuberantly enjoy this content. The Metatron spread his wings. ;)

[@criticalcharge0112]

It is possible that the DUAL was referring to the trinity

[@criticalcharge0112]

Jesus refers to God The Father as greater than himself in John 14:28

[@willkenny5687]

Although I do believe the NT was written in koine Greek and Aramaic.

[@samueldisturbing761]

Does your avatar of the house El have a connection to your interest in Hebrew, if I might ask ? just realized that minor detail in that comic.

[@cigarboxguitar8026]

Metatron's not read the whole bible in it's original language, which by his logic means he knows nothing about it. He's only read the old testament in it's original language. He read the New testament in a Hebrew translation because the new testament was originally written in Greek. He's a victim to his own logic, because if we follow his logic, it shows he doesn't know what he's talking about.

[@ilmaio]

This is probably the best contents available on KZbin. Based on actual knowledge, respect, civilized manners, intelligence. They should use it in schools, as the best possible method to approach diversity with intellectual curiosity, instead of using the blind hate so useful when you seek votes. Weak point, the method may not work with two figures IQ people, who need to be told what is right to believe.

[@metatronyt]

Thank you very much I'm glad you appreciate my work

[@macallen834]

"Who need to be told what is right to believe." I would be very careful with what you are saying with those words. Though unintended, those same words are the ideas of totalitarianism.

[@TheSkullConfernece]

@@macallen834 he's saying that there are certain (stupid) people who cannot reason and therefore you can tell them anything and they will believe it and think they have good reason to. Unfortunate and a bit worrisome, but true.

[@macallen834]

@@TheSkullConfernece Well, those people either haven't had the opportunity to learn to think or they're lazy. I understood what he was saying, but still I wish to point that all people are capable of relatively the same mental capacity. They just need the ambition. (A car might be capable of going 100mph but could be going only 55mph. Same goes with people. I hope this helps to make clear what I said.)

[@humansvd3269]

Schools are obidience farms. They do not teach.

[@spanglelime]

I could listen to you speak about this for hours. It's so interesting!

[@tetchedistress]

This showed up in my feed this morning. Thank You.

[@Sheol02]

Call yourself whatever you want. All these names and words do not matter to our true God, Great FSM. Eat Pasta and rejoice, as it's His body. RAmen.

[@LordDemosair]

What is this heresy!? Kek is the one true God and Pepe is his messenger!

[@reversedmusic1661]

Sheol_IK Chuck Norris can eat the FSM for lunch

[@jnieto490]

Sheol_IK Lord Gaben is the only true God!

[@KatTea]

I was touched by his noodly appendage too!

[@thatdutchguy2882]

Kat Tea And it was spicy ;).

[@fanrik9583]

As a catholic, I was skeptical clicking this video. I was afraid you yourself would be one of those "preachers", you immediately distanced yourself from - luckily I was very wrong. This is possibly the best video of yours, that I have seen so far. I consider myself a warrior of the faith (cheesy I know), but in an informing sense, rather than an enforcing - combatting modern society's atheistic ignorance on religion on a nearly daily basis. But even if atheistic ignorance can be frustrating, it is completely understandable. Anyone brought up in a context, where religion is taught as fairy tales, would be insane to believe it. Just as most of us do not believe in Santa Claus. Religious ignorance however, can be much more dangerous. All religious people, I would say, of course are in some sense ignorant, as it is virtually impossible for one individual to comprehend the full scope of an entire religion - and as long as everyone accepts their own limitations, no harm is done. It is the people, claiming to know, without knowing, effectively spreading misinformation on their fellow followers behalf, that makes me and many others furious. With that unrequested rant in mind, I would like to address two points from the video, I pondered over, in the typically catholic rationalistic way *1. Unbelievers.* When isolated, that word defies logic. It's a half full, half empty situation. If you do not believe the glass is half full, you believe the glass is half empty - some creatives might come up with other interpretations, but I would call that an exploration of linguistics rather than logic. Translated into context, either you *believe* "God" exists, or you *believe* He does not exist - which means you believe. Religion and atheism is united until it reaches the limit of natural science, from which point some people think A and others think B. That is what believing means, thinking something you do not know for sure. *2. Quoting the Bible.* Unlike the Quran, which Muslims believe to be the literal word of God, the Bible has, in Christian context, always been considered written by men, inspired by God. So even if we theoretically could produce a "perfect translation", it would not change that no one could rightly claim to fully comprehend the Bible. Imagine sending a kindergartener to take notes at a university class on Quantum Mechanics - all of their notes would be "true", but they would be superficial at best. That's the pressure put on the people who wrote the Bible. TL;DR: Uhhh, basically what The Metatron said, with mildly irrelevant additions.

[@JC-fj5qy]

Deus vult

[@zeening]

"combatting modern society's atheistic ignorance on religion on a nearly daily basis. " the thing is noone fucking wants that. we want to be left alone, we don't want to know ANYTHING about your made-up religion as we're going about our currently-shit filled lives. & the people that wrote the bible..... you mean the monks in the 14th century that were well known for being drunks and smoking sensimilia(aka marijuana)? yeah that's EXACTLY who i'd take my life advice from, people from like 400 years ago that were drunk and high. SURELY all those ridiculous stories about noah's ark and all the other nonsense that are LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE, and HAVE BEEN DISPROVEN BY *SCIENCE* AND *PROVABLE FACTS* MUST BE TRUE think about the noah crap for a second literally. THE WORLD TOTALLY FLOODED AND ONE MAN BUILT A BIG BOAT AND PUT 2 OF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE TRILLIONS OF SPECIES OF ANIMALS, INSECTS, BIRDS, FISH, CRUSTACEANS, MICROSCOPIC LIFEFORMS THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW EXISTED AT THE TIME, BUT HE TOOK 2 OF ALLLLLL OF THOSE THINGS HE DIDN'T KNOW EXISTED, AND PUT THEM IN HIS BIG BOAT! AND THEY FLOATED AROUND THE WORLD! THEN THAT ONE MAN AND HIS TRILLIONS OF LIVING CREATURES ON HIS BOAT REMADE THE WORLD!!!!! like if you look at ANY of their "stories" literally they sound more stupid and insane than the worst written modern stories.

[@kgbcommitteeforstatesecuri3315]

@@zeening lmao butthurt atheist.

[@potatobanshee3133]

This is great! I would love to see more translations.

[@user-cu2bh8uh4i]

I appreciate your time and care you put into this video 🕊️

[@zapzesty4205]

As a jewish hebrew speaking indevidual i am astounded by your knowlege of the subject and you in fact earned my like. :)

[@jwhippet8313]

Really? That the -im is dual and not just the masculine plural? He's simply incorrect.

[@yowtfputthemaskbackon9202]

@@jwhippet8313 silence, if the italian says so we will obey.

[@thepunishersequence291]

Ok nobody like this it is the perfect number

[@Sojju7]

@@jwhippet8313 lol metatron is correct dude

[@whukriede]

@@jwhippet8313 He didn't say that.

[@kimwelch4652]

That was fun! Thanks, I love languages and the details of translation. You always learn something new.

[@777Rowen]

Thank you for talking about this, and showing respect towards everyone. 💝

[@salmonkill7]

Very interesting discussion!! I really appreciate your very intelligent perspectives!!

[@bramvandenheuvel4049]

Bible translator here: Ooohhh, not bad, though I have a few nitpickings :P Most importantly is where you say that 'elohim "is plural" and shamayim "is dual". Here we get a bit in the weeds about linguistic philosophy since I'm of the conviction that function, not form, determines classification. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to distinguish between an imperfect and a jussive for most verbs. Or to use an analogy from Spanish, the word "problema" is masculine, despite its feminine -a ending, while "el agua" is feminine, despite its male definite article. Similar for 'elohim and shamayim, I don't think the the form-based argument for translating it with a plural holds up in most instances. Also, 'eth hashamayim we'eth ha'arets is a complete expression that could be translated (albeit somewhat freely) as "the cosmos" or "everything". So even if you don't ascribe, as I do, to the notion that bara means (or can mean) "create out of nothing", the sentence as a whole does carry that notion in my opinion.

[@walowaiyesh]

I agree. The same term bara' appears in the Quran too but with a slightly different meaning. For "creation" the Quran uses the verb "khalaqa".

[@merlinquark5659]

cool!

[@ravendon]

Problema is masculine because it's from Greek, not Latin. Same with el dia. El agua is Latin and feminine because it's from Latin. El is used because saying la agua creates back to back A's. Words that begin with stressed a or ha is el in the singular, but the plural uses las not los, because the word is feminine. And notice las aguas is fine because there is an s between two letter A's. Other special feminine nouns: 1. El agua / las aguas (water) 2. El aula / las aulas (classroom) 3. El alma / las almas (soul) 4. El ave / las aves (bird) 5. El águila / las águilas (eagle) 6. El hacha / las hachas (axe)

[@2712animefreak]

@@ravendon I presume that this is because el/la comes from something like "ella" (from Latin "illa"), and then most often the first e got deleted, but when the word started with a, then that e couldn't be deleted, and the final a got deleted because of some kind of sandhi.

[@didacus199]

I respect the opinion of Metatron, but I think that saying that "bara" doesn't mean "to create out of nothing" in the context of Genesis 1 is false beyond any reasonable doubt. If people have made up entire theologies and philosophies based around the notion of "God bringing Creation to being out on non-being" for thousands of years, hebrews included, I think that it's absolutely wrong to say that, based on a simplistic linguistic point of view, this interpretation could have been erroneously considered true for centuries by billions and billions of people and hundreds of thousands of scholars (even jewish scholars, native hebrew speakers) in history. The Bible must be read and interpreted not only with a good knowledge of the original language, but also with a good knowledge of ancient philosophy, history and theology; linguistics is not enough to make a good translation and you probably know better than me since you work as a translator :)

[@cyanvaughn3359]

Metatron I love that you touch on topics that many others may shy away from. I’m glad you show fairness in analyzing topics and create an environment conducive to sharing and learning from differing beliefs.

[@laughingmask3118]

Fucker's fearless got that hot pasta sauce running through his veins. He is no one's doormat and I adore that about him.

[@victorhugoeh974]

I had not seen this video up until now and I must say your ability for languages amazes me so much!🤓👍 Also, your reflexion on the matter of belief and religion has a remarkable value. I hope more people take consciousness of the importance interpretation, context and language have when it comes to sacred texts and symbols. Excellent video 😃👍

[@kingrichardiii6280]

Glad to see this video. can't tell you how many evangelicals tell me "translations don't matter because the bible is inerrant and has no errors" I don't care what you believe but if you deny simple facts like information can get lost in translation and interpretation you are either dishonest or insane.

[@johnmark6628]

Wrong.

[@standinginthegap7118]

That's why it's important to research translations and their authenticity to the original texts. I personally like getting interliniary scriptures to read the original to be as accurate as possible.

[@anactualbear5683]

Right? At the opening of the KJV of the Bible, the scribes even note that there may be mistakes in their translation because they are only men.

[@wren7195]

@@anactualbear5683 You don't have to tell me, I don't ever want to "out" someone (gosh I hate that term, but look at where things are now I guess?) as a Christian... but are you a Christian? I was reading John Mark up there, and I'm... sad. Confused, but mostly sad. My father is a Baptist preacher, pastor of two churches over the years till his body got the better of him (THAT SINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.... yeah but really he does chew tobacco, come on Dad) and one of the things he always said (aside from preacher's daughters being the purest spawn of evil *laughs happily at herself*) was that the... old preachers from down in the hills and backward places that didn't even know the Great Depression happened because nothing had changed for them... they warned there'd be a day when the Bible itself was worshipped as an idol, and that mankind would proclaim Christ while judging each other based on their health and wealth, much like was done to Job. *looks around quietly* The King up there, "you are either dishonest or insane" is absolutely right. Before my illness destroyed my studies in literature degree and linguistics I noticed that everything comes down to having an accurate translation... In the Bible, God Himself "confused" the languages, and self (or Satan, I see them as synonyms) does the majority of the work there on out. In order for anyone to have a conversation there has to be dozens of agreements of intent and purpose made beforehand. I'm not trying to trick you, I'm trying to genuinely convey that I mean this/that, and we don't have the same representative element of "that" so we have to hedge it with more descriptors and etc.... You can "tell" someone the honest truth and still be misunderstood, and crucified for it in the public square. People who do not WANT to understand you will never no matter what you say or do. So a book from thousands of years ago written in multiple languages is the absolute inerrant mind of God? I'd only buy that if the readers are willing to subject themselves to prayers and introspection every day on end, because well this stuff is obviously important from a mortal perspective, etc.... but when you kick God out of the "worship centers" and don't try to talk to Him, you end up worshipping the record of His interaction with a particular group of mankind. And I personally think that's what the Bible is, and I'm a born again Christian. There's a lot going on :D Be safe good actual Bear, I wish you all the best in all things. And everyone who reads this thread. :) Be well

[@anactualbear5683]

@@wren7195 I am a Christian, yes. I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The point you mention about needing agreement to remove misunderstanding, that is part of why the LDS faith uses the Book of Mormon along side the books of the Bible. They teach the same principles of Christ, but by having two points of reference there is a lot less room for confusion when compared to one. So LDS members look to both books and reference both when trying to understand things clearly, and the benefits of that are shown in the LDS churches around the world. You can go into any of those churches and the doctrine should be familiar and the same because they are teaching from the same things. Otherwise, my experience in comparison has been that most other Christian faiths have quite a bit of similarities to each other but that they differ on their understanding of many of the same passages.

[@memyself8043]

this was really interesting! I would love more of this content! Especially from a linguistic point of view. thanks

[@sakidickerson]

Brother I respect you so much for this. You said word for word everything I've been feeling about this for years but much more eloquently.

[@robertlewis6915]

He also provided an argument which necessitates that you assume anything you learn using language could be different than what the author/ speaker meant.

[@lakshmibhaskara1516]

Thank you for taking the time to put up such an interesting take on bible translation. I sympathise with your predicament dealing with ignorant people. Now you have a video you can send them to instead of having to deal directly with their craziness. Best wishes.

[@Dnaliaht]

YES do a new series... read all the bible!!! SO SO interesting how you explain it

[@kosh1969]

Your the man. I teach A level Religious Studies and I always begin my first lesson by saying to all my 'students' you should respect one another irrespective of what faith or not you are, words to that effect.

[@noodlespoo]

This is incredibly interesting actually, would love for you to do more.

[@meericlarke2513]

Wow, so educational, many thanks for your work!!!

[@jonathanwellington9565]

Oh my, I love hearing you recite the Bible in Hebrew! Would defo buy the audio book version;-) Keep up the greatly-researched, well-founded, thought-provoking, academic-grade content!!!

[@wellgaroa]

thank you for this translation. You've opened my mind. I'm a linguistic my self, Speaking brazilian portuguese and english, and I real value languages. "Erohim" being plural is outstanding o.o

[@MtRevDr]

Elohim is plural and God is in plural form. It is not hard to meet some Linguists who rebuke the claim and call that Royal Singular. So, it is not that being a Linguist would solve the problem. It is still coming down to faith/belief. The idea that you have proof is a bad idea if not a lie.

[@cherminatorDR]

In the beginning, the Lord said: Let the four-dimensional divergence of an anti-symmetric second-rank tensor equal zero. And there was light!

[@biblebot3947]

A second rank tensor is a matrix

[@krzysztofbandyk168]

@@biblebot3947 It's represented by a matrix. Not inheritly a metrix.

[@stevensexton204]

OMG, finally an intelligent open minded person who asks questions about what he reads and reads many books and compares. After 50 years of asking and searching and being endlessly treated like I was the ignorant one for asking a question, you come forward and confirm what I somehow knew was the truth all this time. Thank you for being you.

[@laughingmask3118]

And coming from a CHRISTIAN

[@AmitKumar-qz2us]

Till 325 AD, not a single historian or writer wrote about Jesus Christ or any of his disciples . BEFORE THE FIRST COUNCIL OF NICEA IN 325 AD, NOBODY ON THIS PLANET EVER HEARD OF THE NAMES JESUS CHRIST OR CHRISTIANITY. JESUS/ BIBLE / CHRISTIANTY WAS COOKED UP IN 325 AD, BY JEWESS HELENA , WHO SAT ON THE POPE'S CHAIR.. "Vatican is Evil terrorist satanic organisation." If Satan does exist, then he thrives inside the Roman Catholic Church. The dead sea scrolls covering the period from Birth of Jesus to 68 AD , does NOT say one word about Jesus or his 12 Apostles. Hellenistic philosopher Philo Judaeus of Alexandria (20 BCE-50 AD/CE)-alive at the purported time of Jesus, and one of the wealthiest and best connected citizens of the Empire- makes no mention of Christ, Christians or Christianity in his voluminous writings. Nor do any of the hundreds of other historians and writers who flourished during the first THREE centuries of the common era. The DEAD SEA SCROLLS were all written by Pagan Essenes . None of them have been edited by later Christians, as is the case with some other Jewish literature. All the scrolls (except a treasure map known as the Copper Scroll) can be dated prior to A.D. 68 or 69, when the Qumran settlement was believed to have been destroyed by the Romans in the Jewish revolt. The oldest of the scrolls probably goes back to the middle of the third century B.C. The people of Qumran belonged to a Pagan religious group known as the Essenes. Pliny the Elder, who died during the volcanic destruction of Pompeii in the year 79 A.D., described a community of pagan Essenes living on the western shore of the Dead Sea, close to where Khirbet Qumran is situated. John the Baptist was an ascetic Essene . He was a vegan and was uncircumcised . Various literary sources like Josephus and Philo tell clearly that Essenes were ascetics. We also know, from literary testimony, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the archaeological remains of Qumran, that the Essenes practiced many water baptisms for ritual purification-similar to a dip in the Ganges or the river Pampa or at Thiirunelli. At Qumran, however, all members of the community were baptized with water for ritual purification. Josephus writes, "And as for their piety towards God, it is very extraordinary; for before sunrising they speak not a word about profane matters, but put up certain prayers which they have received from their forefathers, as if they made a supplication for its rising" (Wars, 2.8.5). This testimony accords well with what we know from the Dead Sea Scrolls. Prayer and humility was one thing that the Essenes . When they cooked up stories about Jesus they wrote that Jesus Christ ate the Last Supper in the Essene part of town. Jesus is not historical character, The Dead Sea Scrolls have produced increasing evidence to cement the fact that Jesus Christ never existed and the whole story was cooked up at the First Council of Nicea in 325 AD. The FAKE gospels were written after 325 AD after Jesus was cooked up at the first Council of Nicea.. Twelve apostles of Jesus never existed. Jesus Christ names 12 apostles to spread his gospel, and the early Christian church owes its rapid rise to their missionary zeal. Yet, for most of the Twelve, there's scant evidence of their existence outside of the New Testament. The concept of using statistics to prove that 'God authored the Bible' is bullshit. Why was the library of Alexandria burnt ? The gospel of Thomas was not written by Jesus' disciple Thomas. Englishman Godfrey Higgins studied Greek, Latin and law at Cambridge . His two-volume, 867-page book Anacalypsis: An Enquiry into the Origins of Languages, Nations, and Religions, was published posthumously in 1836.

[@enovos3138]

@@laughingmask3118 I just came here for the comments, metatron is a Christian?

[@wondergolderneyes]

​@@enovos3138 he said he doesn't believe in 'creation from nothing' which is a pretty universal Christian belief so interpret that how you want 🤷

[@jerrymaurer2100]

Brilliant! To show my support, I'll feed the KZbin algorithm! Outstanding.

[@petersmythe6462]

"I like eating dogs and my neighbors." Eww! I can understand eating your neighbors... but.. dogs?

[@psychoaiko666]

That's why I consider myself a "Christian" vegan. Not that I am actually Christian, for some reason some Christians believe animals and humans are not of equal value. So, me being a vegan I obviously don't consume animal products, but have no qualms eating my neighbors. Or other people for that matter.

[@kmki]

@@psychoaiko666 But humans are also animals.

[@psychoaiko666]

@@kmki let's not get caught up in semantics, ok?

[@Nathan-yk5km]

psychoaiko666 how is that semantics. Humans are definitely animals.

[@cameronalexander5195]

So you support cannibalism over eating an animal?

[@danielbrillat8793]

Very cool and informative video! Thank you! I always tell people about translation losing valuable information, but I've never heard such a good explanation of why translation of the bible can be so tricky, and cause so many problems!

[@a7x_zack_a7x23]

This is some very thought provoking content, I love your channel. I am an extremely faithful Christian who has been trying to learn Hebrew. I've fallen off, however, this video gave me the motivation to pick it back up!

[@gillianr-w8720]

Thank you I was not bored. As the Irish comedian used to say ‘and may your God go with you…..’. 🙏🏻

[@MarioRodriguez-ub4hs]

You make some good points, but there a a few factual corrections. 1. The bible is written in three languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek) and even more dialects. This isn't really a correction of what you said, but you made it seem like knowing Hebrew grants a person access to the entire bible. 2. The bible was not just written 3,000 years ago but starting three thousand years ago up until the end of the first century. Also, many of the stories in the Old Testament are from an oral tradition possibly even older. To be clear, I don't disagree with the points you make about the language and problems with translations. This is why, for Christians, it is important to understand the larger context of each verse and how they interact with each other. So, I agree that it's a problem when people copy and paste verses to prove a point, because, as you said, they usually don't understand the full meaning of what they are quoting. But, at the same time, a lot of Christians know their stuff, so it's not fair just to dismiss all that we say.

[@metatronyt]

Thank you for specifying I didn't say it well so this is definitely a good comment to add to what I have said :) On the note of dismissing all christians say I definitely don't, I just disagree with the "I'm right you are wrong because bible" argument. A christian who knows his stuff also understands that this would not be the way the bible is supposed to be used. the bible is a personal inner journey you can share with others if you want, not a "weapon" to impose yourself on others with arrogance as many people unfortunately do.

[@reisysv.felicitysumeragi3490]

Don't be too hard on them. They read "sword of the spirit" and took it a little too seriously.

[@BlackQback]

+Mario Rodriguez "2. The bible was not just written 3,000 years ago but starting three thousand years ago *up until the end of the first century.*" Up until much later, in fact.

[@gabemerritt3139]

BlackQback No not much later, Paul and John wrote the last of the books.

[@AlexIncarnate911]

Mario Rodriguez Finally someone is pointing out these fact.

[@xelxebar]

Metatron is cool. Proof: check the quality content on this channel. Keep doing you, man!

[@lespicymaltod537]

,,I don't know what I'm talking about." Is the best sentence ever. Amazing video, don't let them silence you!!

[@imightbeaz]

This just hit my recommendations. A fascinating video for sure.

[@user-lw2oe9ej4q]

"This video will have a higher number of thumbs down." 235 dislikes at the moment compared to 12k+ likes. No, not really.

[@Mrhellslayerz]

@Ender3667 Indeed. Religious or not, having respect for the people you simply can't agree with truly is a virtue worthy to be coveted.

[@RoberttheFox0001]

Well I knew what the name of your channel meant when I watched my first video and subscribed years ago. I am a devout Christian who has studied the book of Enoch quite thoroughly. I'm fine with the name of your channel. I love your content and approach to knowledge and situations. Thank you and may God continue to bless you.

[@GrndCntrl2MjrTm]

I really enjoy hearing your perspective. Although I feel like incorporating on screen text would be beneficial. Especially when defining certain words and terms. Keep the content coming!

[@TheRamrod3001]

The more I listen to you the more fascinating you become and the more I respect you. Thank you for such quality content.

[@liammcguigan1783]

Your Hebrew pronunciation is beautiful. I'm no linguist, but aesthetically it's a delight.

[@metatronyt]

Thank you very much indeed :)

[@juantlopez3]

you ROCK as always Rafa...much respect

[@Zoidbergirl]

Yes pls make a huge video on important translations!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@suzannehair7687]

Highly compelling. sacred geometry..so happy to discover your channel. ( I have read the Tanuch in Hebrew)

[@BigFred458]

Thor has a message for you.....He wants his Hammer back from when you used it on a Video a few months ago. He isn't pissed at you, but Odin is pressuring him with " I told you so." So, Hammer please !

[@AaronPharaoh]

Metatron - I really appreciate your approach on this. The respect that you show and your linguistic approach are great. I personally don't speak Hebrew but I have however read and studied every word of the Bible in English . I've read the King James and the New World Translation. As someone who appreciates and delves into history, other aspects that are extremely important when reading scripture are voice, context, and time. Voice in that all of the books composing the Bible were not written by one person. The books were written by dozens of different men. Context in that some scripture is written as history, some as parable, some as prophecy, poetry ext. Also we have to take into account what person or group of people each book or passage is addressed to at the time of writing. This leads into time. Time as in date. The books are supposedly written between the 15th century BCE, with the oldest books of the Torah, and the 1st century CE with the New Testament. Anyone reading and or claiming to understand the Bible needs to take into account all of these factors along with the original language if they want to attain a more true understanding of the meaning. I try to take these things into account in my reading. But my reading is just my interpretation and I don't try to push it on anyone.

[@metatronyt]

Very well said

[@lorenzoneal1996]

Very insightful video and I respect all the information you shared

[@raystephens9550]

Thank you. Enough said in these two words in conjunction to affirm my respect for mutual wisdom and intellectual communion, and my appreciation for your work.

[@laurajaneluvsbeauty9596]

I personally would love it if you did more direct translations like this!

[@BE02Raziel]

"Now remove the commas. I like eating dogs and my neighbors. I just turned you into a psychopath." Pfft. Goddamnit, man. I almost spat out my drink! xD

[@jaguar6519]

I always enjoy your videos especially when it's about Rome, Loved this one would like to see more about Hebrew and the Bible.

[@RevInstone]

You're channel is awesome. Glad I found you.

[@Skydog6301]

Nice video, it's interesting to hear your views on religion

[@wispybeats2257]

I would honestly love a series where he translates the whole bible

[@JesusProtects]

It has been translated. We have had it for 400 years. Read the KJV.

[@whisped8145]

@@JesusProtects That itself is a very distorted text, as you might come to understand if you listened to what is being explained about language in this video. The King James Bible is but a translation, with all the faults that come with that. An actual understanding of the Hebrew language and exposition to the original text as original as can be gotten, is vital for real comprehension. Otherwise, you're just a fanatic who wants to stick to his little predetermined by fallible humans version so you don't need to think. And you need others not to think as well so you don't have to start, for you don't have you realize your own shortcomings then.

[@wondergolderneyes]

I instead will suggest an interlinear with commentary? Or comparing multiple translations at once can give a good sense of the breadth? of meaning of any word without actually knowing the original languages.

[@SombreroPharoah]

​​@@JesusProtectshe KJV is maybe the worst version to subscribe to. King James had an incredible agenda to unite people's, after a time of quite notable upheaval aswell as his own prejudices and purposes injected into it. Hebrew or the very early Greek translations are really the only ones viable. Even then, multidefinition phrases, will be often wildly misinterpreted due to modern mentality and prior 'educated' instilled biases. I also just noticed your username and Mein Teil indeed, kudos bro lol.

[@BeeBlot]

​@@wondergolderneyesyes! This would be amazing! I have several renditions and often find myself comparing them. It feels imperative, for me, to get to the truth and despite my faith in G-d, I do not trust mankind. There are two reasons I started reading the Bible. 1) After nearly 30 years of not looking at one and pursuing my pre-Christian ancestral cultural teachings, I started waking up with scripture in my mind (Psalms 23-directly after memorizing and reciting it, I literally barely missed being shot by a lunatic across the street. 2) I'm in love with etymology and love looking at the PIE root of words and began applying that to Biblical words that bothered me (eg: salvation-wholeness, fear- to risk). Now I'm in love with the Bible!

[@hyliarmetancanira]

Absolutely interesting. And bravo for the professionalism

[@kacklerot]

Very interesting and educational. I can respect you because you're not dangerously delusional. You are one of my favorite youtubers.

[@Psiberzerker]

"Behold the Metatron, herald of the almighty, and voice of the one true God!"

[@Ryu1ify]

Isn't he like billions of miles high?

[@AntonAdelson]

Elion is indeed "highest" superlative in Hebrew. Been a speaker of Hebrew for 13 years and Torah scholar for a year.

[@lillockey04]

Hey Metatron, I wanted to take a minute and thank you for your incredible content. I noticed how careful and thoughtful you've been in this video. Your points on ancient Hebrew and other languages of scripture are amazing and it's given me a lot to think on. I was blown away when you references the names of angels pointing back to Elohim. Mind. Blown. Even more, as a severe subtitle snob, your comparison to kami was subtle and well put. I follow Jesus and I find myself pleasantly challenged. In spite of CLEARLY outclassing me in terms of linguistic knowledge (only being an amateur at best myself), I never once felt like you were condescending. I was expecting it, given the title of this video, and was pleasantly surprised. All that to say: thank you for your thoughtful approach here and in other videos, too.

[@mizukarate]

You are doing a great job. Keep up the good work.