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mjmarumoto
mjmarumoto

Need exact wording for a Bible quotation: "Thou knittest me together in my mother's womb." 

I want to use the quotation as caption for a printout of my granddaughter's first sonogram, taken at about 3 months gestation. The printout will be included in a picture album that will be a part of her personal history.   

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Posted by mjmarumoto on Tuesday November 18, 2008 at 3:21 PM and tagged with bible knit mothers womb, the bible.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

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    There are, unfortunately, many different legitimate wordings, because this is a translation. Therefore, you'll want to select one that you like best in terms of meaning and sound.

     Visit this site: http://bible.cc/psalms/139-13.htm

     

    You'll see several different translations of that verse, including the following:

    For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. (New American Standard Bible)

    Sources:
    http://bible.cc/psalms/139-13.htm

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    Posted by gbeatty on Tuesday November 18, 2008 at 3:38 PM

  2. readerofbooks
    readerofbooks Teacher
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    The previous post has some good suggestions, but if you wanted to be more scholarly, you could always try to get the verse in either Hebrew or Greek. If you go with the Hebrew, you would be most likely using the Masoretic text and if you go with the Greek, you will be using the Septuagent. There is a third option, which might be the best.  You can ask someone who knows the languages (and there will be people of people - either clergy or a university religion department) and ask them to translate it with you. In this way, you can personalize the translation. If you want to do it in Greek, you can contact me. Finally, here is another website that has many bible translations:

    www.biblegateway.com

     

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    Posted by readerofbooks on Tuesday November 10, 2009 at 8:52 PM