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TRANSLATING "MERCY", "STEADFAST LOVE", IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS. Dr. Heber Peacock is the United Bible Societies Translations Research Coordinator, and lives in the USA. The Hebrew word hesed, which is frequently translated "mercy", "love", "faithful love", "covenant love", "kindness", is one of the most difficultin the Old Testament to translate.
The Hebrew word translated in the Revised Standard Version, "steadfast love" (my quotes are from the NSRV) is chesed. Chesed, translated "steadfast love," occurs in the Old Testament in 171 verses. One of the most frequently mentioned characteristics of God is his steadfast love.
steadfast love. The love outlined for us in the passage from Hosea is love given to the ungrateful, the undeserving. It is love thrown back on the lover and yet the lover continues to love. This is what we see in the mystery of the Incarnation, God among us in the person of Jesus. As we read each Christmas Day:
27 maj 2021 · While “lovingkindness” can be considered somewhat archaic, many English Bible translations use it in Psalms for hesed. Alternatively, some translations use “steadfast love”. Try studying the Psalms with translations that use lovingkindness and you’ll discover a new depth of meaning and understanding to these passages.
7 maj 2024 · One of the Hebrew words for ‘love’ is hesed, but in fact, it has a range of meanings. Described as an undeserved kindness and generosity, it is one of the most fundamental characteristics of God, covenantal in nature. Throughout the Hebrew Bible, it is translated in a number of different ways: steadfast love, mercy, kindness, and goodness.
10 sty 2015 · The Hebrew verb חֶ֫סֶד (Translit. Hesed/Chesed/Heced) is rendered ‘steadfast love’ in the ESV. Together with his faithfulness, God’s steadfast love is probably the most celebrated of God’s characteristics in the Old Testament. First and foremost it represents God’s ongoing love and kindness to his covenant people.
יֹאמְרוּ־נָ֭א יִרְאֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ Let those who fear the LORD declare, “His steadfast love is eternal.”. 5. מִֽן־הַ֭מֵּצַר קָרָ֣אתִי יָּ֑הּ עָנָ֖נִי בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב יָֽהּ׃ In distress I called on the LORD; the Lord ...
