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ExGingi · « **Reply #1020 on:** April 23, 2025, 02:28:40 PM »

Quote from: Chester7 on April 23, 2025, 02:21:08 PM

Gemini at your service:
The Hebrew phrase "וינחם טראמפ על הרעה אשר דבר לעשות לעמו" translates to:

* "And Trump relented from the evil which he said he would do to his people."

Here's a breakdown:

* "וינחם" (Vayyinachem): "And he relented" or "and he was consoled." In this context, it means he changed his mind.
* "טראמפ" (Trump): Donald Trump.
* "על הרעה אשר דבר לעשות לעמו" (al hara'ah asher diber la'asot le'amo): "from the evil which he said he would do to his people."

It's important to note that this phrase is constructed using biblical Hebrew, specifically drawing from the structure of verses in the Hebrew Bible where God is described as "relenting" from a decree. Therefore this is using biblical language to describe the actions of Donald Trump.

LOST IN TRANSLATION!

ExGingi · « **Reply #1021 on:** April 23, 2025, 02:29:19 PM »

https://x.com/thebabylonbee/status/1915064559913550136

Chester7 · « **Reply #1022 on:** April 23, 2025, 02:33:32 PM »

Quote from: ExGingi on April 23, 2025, 02:28:40 PM

LOST IN TRANSLATION!

I must be missing something. What was lost?

ExGingi · « **Reply #1023 on:** April 23, 2025, 02:36:23 PM »

Quote from: Chester7 on April 23, 2025, 02:33:32 PM

I must be missing something. What was lost?

The paraphrasing.

Chester7 · « **Reply #1024 on:** April 23, 2025, 02:40:16 PM »

Quote from: Chester7 on April 23, 2025, 02:21:08 PM

It's important to note that this phrase is constructed using biblical Hebrew, specifically drawing from the structure of verses in the Hebrew Bible where God is described as "relenting" from a decree. Therefore this is using biblical language to describe the actions of Donald Trump.

zh cohen · « **Reply #1025 on:** April 23, 2025, 07:51:46 PM »

https://twitter.com/SenatorDurbin/status/1915062730580427059

This seat is obviously still safe for Democrats, but him (and three other incumbent Senators) not running for reelection is a bad sign for Democrats. Having a high number of retirements is generally seen as a sign that they don't expect the next election to go well, and aren't interested in staying around in the minority party.

ExGingi · « **Reply #1026 on:** April 23, 2025, 11:49:21 PM »

Quote from: Chester7 on April 23, 2025, 02:40:16 PM

You call this retaining the punch/meaning in translation?

FWIW I think that even a Hebrew speaker who can recite the verse, misses the point if he never davened with a minyan on a תענית ציבור.