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There are several versions of the Bible since each version aims at a certain audience and is interpreted accordingly. The King James Version is an older and more lofty version while the New International Version, the English Standard Version, the New Century Version and the New Living Translation are more modern. The most accurate perhaps is the New American Standard Bible and the New Revised Standard Version, which are as close as one can possibly get to the original meaning of the Old Testament (Hebrew and Aramaic) and New Testament (Greek and Aramaic). I personally prefer to read as many versions just to get the feel though I use NASB for devotions.

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Thanks for the company, person above me. I am off to dinner with an Aussie friend. Have a great weekend person above me. Oh, don't forget to charge your mobile Lol.

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'we all must realize that women are outnumbering men, thus at some point, women will not find a husband to marry, so, men will basically have to marry more than one wife.'

Well, forget what I said previously, I would like to help out. So, here is my list: Looking for four wives: A supermodel to be seen in public with me; A strong woman with no eating disorders to bear my seven children; A chef to cook for my entire family; A banker or a venture capitalist with proven track record to manage my financial affairs.

Seriously, Ninja, if we go by what you have said, what will happen when there are more men and less women? One woman will end up being the wife of four men? That would be chaotic.

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Serio ji, your words echo something I read somewhere a long time ago that the Prophet Muhammad had more than four wives, but most of them were wives of fallen comrades. I think that it is a noble act- providing a shelter in every sense of the word to the spouse of a fallen friend. This world is not a safe place for a single-mother, or a widowed woman with children.

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Tayba ji, Rani ji and you are like the 'Teehee Triad,' or the 'Triumvirate of Tomfoolery,' or 'Tittering Triptych.' Your pick. I love reading your posts to each other, person above me.

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'Obey me. Do what I say and I will be your God and you will be my people. Live the way I tell you. Do what I command so that your lives will go well.' (The Message)

'Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in all the ways I command you, that it may go well with you.' (New International Version)

'Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.' (King James Version)

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*bugs person above me*

(Sheesh Ninja, you are making me laugh a lot today…and people in the cafe are looking at me like I am crazy. Its all your fault).

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(Cough…freak…cough) Lmao! (You asked for this).

Both. Thinking about one makes it hard to avoid thinking of the other, at least for me.

Fear of living or Fear of dying?

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Tayba ji, where are you having your sins wiped? I have some that need wiping. I yelled at someone at work today and made them cry

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Melancholic

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(Cough…Geek…cough) Lmao!

Physics

Poetry or Prose?

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How about Naguib Mahfouz's 'Chatting On The Nile?' Or Rory Stewart's 'Places In Between,' and 'Prince Of The Marshes?' All wonderful books. Oh, did I mention you have fine taste in reading? I am not surprised you read Hosseini.

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Ninja, when you have the time, I would like you to read Khaled Hosseini's 'Kite Runner,' if you haven't already. I cannot even begin to start how amazing the book is. I have recommended the book to at least a dozen people and each have come back to me with nothing but praise for Hosseini.

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I am drawn to the the first three patriarchal narratives of the book of Genesis in the Holy Bible. My favorite among the stories of Abraham (Sarah, Hagar and Keturah), Isaac (Rebekah) and Jacob (Leah, Rachel, Bilhah and Zilpah) is Rebekah. Isaac never felt the need to look to another woman for anything. Rebekah provided for Isaac everything he wanted in a woman and probably so much more. I understand Hagar was Sarah's idea, and Abraham married Keturah after Sarah's death, and disagree with Rabbinic comments that seem to suggest Keturah was Hagar. I also understand that Jacob never intended to marry Leah and only ended up with her because of his father-in-law Laban's treachery, since it was Rachel he wanted. However, he allows himself the luxury of the two concubines Bilhah and Zilphah through an curious twist in the story.

Soon after Isaac married Rebekah, the story says he was 'comforted' because apparently he sorely missed his mother Sarah. I simply love Rebekah. I think she embraces and embodies the role of daughter, sister, wife, mother well, though perhaps not perfectly. I would rather spend life with a person who is 'becoming' rather than with someone who has already 'become.' What would I contribute? I would rather give more into a relationship than sit on my donkey and receive incessantly. I find that its a unique quality- a woman who does not allow her titular responsibilities to encroach upon her role in the family and society. After all, people would rather remember us for how wonderful we were as human beings rather than how professional we were in our areas of expertise. I feel that in God's economy there is no greater compliment afforded a man than that he is a good father, a good husband, a good son, a good brother, and a good friend. I would joyfully die penniless and unheralded as long as I had the love of someone who knows in their heart that they had my unwavering love and undying devotion.

Therefore, I would rather men wait for the 'real' woman who is more meaningful to life than four wives. Mathematically four quarters may make one whole, but frankly four wives do not necessarily make one real woman, one great marriage or one great family. This is exactly why I cannot understand why men rush into marriage.

(I apologize if I have digressed from the leitmotif of this thread)

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Alie, I agree with Ninja. You got me thinking for a long time.

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I promise to be fair! Now, gimme a twenty. Lmao ('MEN ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE 4 FIVES…) Uh-huh I know what you meant and nuh-huh I am not afraid of your roti-roller. You begining to twitch now? Im gonna stop. Lol.

Seriously now, one woman is more than enough for a man. Why would anyone want to marry four?

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'…but aren't we all evil or nuts sometimes…'

I don't know about evil, but nuts? We sure have quite a diverse collection of nuts: the twitchers, the starers, the pranksters, the roti-rollerers, the head-rippers, and the like. Sheesh! I know someone is going to call this lame. I can almost sense it coming.

Old MacDonald had a twitch…Ee-yaw Ee-yaw OUCH!

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'God always does things for the best. '

That He does, Tayba ji, that He does.

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Back-seat driver

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Oh no! We should not be talking about this. That is exactly how the twitching starts…and the stares. You should be talking to Rani ji. Apparently she knows, at least that's what Ninja says.

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