Why Did Tatian Think יהי אור Was the Creator Begging for Light?
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Why Did Tatian Think יהי אור Was the Creator Begging for Light?
When I see יהי אור I see 'exists light' or 'light exists.' Not sure I understand what the proper translation of the Hebrew is. Is it a request or a command?
“Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.”
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote
Re: Why Did Tatian Think יהי אור Was the Creator Begging for Light?
How does "(Let) light exist" relate to begging?
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Re: Why Did Tatian Think יהי אור Was the Creator Begging for Light?
Tatiana apparently read the passage as a plea not a command
“Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.”
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote
Re: Why Did Tatian Think יהי אור Was the Creator Begging for Light?
A plea such as for that of a prayer? By whom and to whom?