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Re: the shortest verse in the bible
Posted By: Nyperold, on host 205.216.76.72
Date: Monday, June 25, 2001, at 13:33:45
In Reply To: Re: the shortest verse in the bible posted by Sam on Monday, June 25, 2001, at 04:57:45:

> > He said. Job 3:2. Look it up.
>
> In the King James, Job 3:2 reads, "And Job spake, and said,"

In the Hebrew Bible, Job 3:2 takes 13 letters and is transliterated "Vaya'an Iyob vayomar".

John 11:35 in same takes 8 letters an is transliterated "Vayebk Yeshua".

In the Greek New Testament, John 11:35 takes 16 letters: "Edakrusen o* Iesous."

*o as in otter

Anyone have a Septuagint?

Incidentally, does John 11:35 still say "Jesus wept' in the version that says "He said"? Not that it would matter much; "Jesus" alone takes 5 letters, and "He said" is only 6.

Nyperold

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