Their individual names?
Hi. In Ecclesiastes 9:5 of the New International Version of the Bible, it is written:
For the living know that they will die,
but the dead know nothing;
they have no further reward,
and even their name is forgotten.
Here, does the phrase "their name" mean their individual names (and that's why it isn't written "their names"? I hope my question is clear. Thank you in advance for your help.
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In modern English it would be 'and even their names are forgotten'. Even in newer editions of the Bible there is some attempt to be a bit poetic, which in the case of the Bible amounts to using older forms of English. At least that's how I would explain it.
- In modern English it would be 'and even their names are forgotten'.
- Even in newer editions of the Bible there is some attempt to be a bit poetic, which in the case of the Bible amounts to using older forms of English.
- At least that's how I would explain it.
- CJ
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In modern English it would be 'and even their names are forgotten'.
Even in newer editions of the Bible there is some attempt to be a bit poetic, which in the case of the Bible amounts to using older forms of English.
At least that's how I would explain it.
CJ
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