Al ti-ra veh al tif - What is the English translation? English translators help English translators with the translation of Al ti-ra veh al tif

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256 months ago

phoebe (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Hebrew > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	Al ti-ra veh al tif
Context:	this is in a song from the pri
Keywords:	-

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256 months ago

wrote:

Do not fear and do not be afraid

My comment:

The question is not complete - teh last word in teh hebrew is not "tif" but rather "tifkhad" which means to be afraid.
Hebrew likes to say teh same thing twice, for emphasis, using slightly different words. So in effect, what teh phrase means is " Do not be afraid" although "ti-ra" also menas "to be in awe of.."

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256 months ago

wrote:

But it's 'the' :-))))

256 months ago

Mil-on translation,editing technical writing servi wrote:

do not fear, do not be afraid

My comment:

tira = fear god
tifchad = be afraid in general

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256 months ago

wrote:

tira does NOT mean fear god, but simply fear.

256 months ago

wrote:

tira is "fear of god" see in "al tira achi Yaakov" and " ish ire elohim", irat elohim" It is not used in modern Hebrew at all, but only in the above expresions.

256 months ago

Mil-on translation,editing technical writing servi wrote:

Fear not, do not be afraid

My comment:

You omitted the last syllable of the last word, which is actually "tifhad". This is a poetiic Biblical passage which uses two synonymous verbs to repeat the same meaning twice for emphasis.

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