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[fmissing]

First off, let me just clarify that I'm working under the assumption that Matthew's quote of Zechariah 9:9 is correct - specifically that, under inspiration of the Holy Spirit, he understood Zechariah's words as referencing two animals, not one. Bible critics however like to use this verse to prove a Bible 'contradiction' in that Matthew got his Hebrew mixed up and in fact Zechariah only mentions one animal - namely a young donkey.

Here's the verse:

[indent]Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an donkey, and upon a colt the foal of an donkey. (KJV, Zech 9:9)[/indent]
The four Hebrew words in question are:

donkey [02543] chamowr
colt [05895] `ayir
foa [01121] ben
donkey [0860] 'athown

Can anyone offer any insight into the meanings of these Hebrew words that might help prove Zechariah is talking about two animals? I seem to recall reading an article that implied 'chamowr' only refers to a donkey that's used to carrying burdens, in contrast to 'ayir' which implies a donkey that's never been ridden. Is there any truth in this?

I might be totally off base with this whole issue so I'd like to get my facts straight before I tackle this topic in less-then-friendly forums

In Christ,
Jason

[fmissing]

No takers...? Perhaps my original post wasn't clear enough...?

[Ezzle]

fmissing, on Mar 10 2008, 05:56 PM, said:

No takers...? Perhaps my original post wasn't clear enough...?

I think it's clear enough fmissing, but probably not too many of us are Hebrew experts. I'm sure someone will have some ideas soon.