Moses with Horns: This is a photograph of a small copy of Michelangelo's Moses, not a photo of the actual sculpture. The infamous horns are the result of a mistranslation of Biblical...

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Moses with Horns

Feb 12, 2020 13:12:08 #

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

This is a photograph of a small copy of Michelangelo's Moses, not a photo of the actual sculpture. The infamous horns are the result of a mistranslation of Biblical Hebrew.

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Feb 12, 2020 13:20:22 #

pmsc70d Loc: Post Falls, Idaho

What does the Biblical Hebrew say?

Feb 12, 2020 13:24:37 #

hesh1950 Loc: P.A.

pmsc70d wrote:

What does the Biblical Hebrew say?

The horns on the head of Moses apparently result from an incorrect translation of the Exodus book which says that as Moses came down from Sinai, he had two rays on his forehead. The Jewish "karan" or "karnaim" - "rays" - may have been confused with "keren" - "horns".

Feb 12, 2020 13:25:06 #

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

pmsc70d wrote:

What does the Biblical Hebrew say?

It says that Moses's face was radiant with light. Biblical Hebrew had no vowels, so the English equivalent of the Hebrew root would be KRN. It should have been understood as KaRaN, but was mistranslated as KeReN—horn.

Feb 12, 2020 13:31:14 #

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

hesh1950 wrote:

Exactly right.

Feb 12, 2020 13:31:34 #

Lahontan Loc: NW Orange County, CA

It's supposedly a mistranslation into Latin of Exodus 34:29.
I found the info at -
https://jamestabor.com/what-about-a-moses-with-horns-was-it-more-than-a-mistranslation/

Very interesting read.

Feb 12, 2020 13:37:20 #

pmsc70d Loc: Post Falls, Idaho

Thanks!

Feb 12, 2020 13:45:53 #

hesh1950 Loc: P.A.

Painting by Jose Ribera

Painting by Jose Ribera
Painting by Jose Ribera...

Feb 13, 2020 08:32:35 #

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Interesting!

Feb 13, 2020 08:46:15 #

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

jaymatt wrote:

Interesting!

Thank you for looking, John.

Feb 13, 2020 15:26:07 #

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

Fascinating fellas. I learned a lot.

Feb 13, 2020 15:26:08 #

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

Fascinating fellas. I learned a lot.

Feb 13, 2020 15:49:47 #

shangyrhee Loc: Nashville TN to Sacramento CA

Moses looks great with rays or horns !!! Thank you for Hebrew lesson as well Shang

Feb 16, 2020 14:24:39 #

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

Fotoartist wrote:

Fascinating fellas. I learned a lot.

Thanks so much!

Feb 16, 2020 14:25:19 #

Rab-Eye Loc: Indiana

shangyrhee wrote:

Moses looks great with rays or horns !!! Thank you for Hebrew lesson as well Shang

I’m glad you stopped to look. Thank you.

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