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Cheryl – I sure hope I am not dragging you kicking and screaming into an exegesis you are uncomfortable with. In sticking to my guns, I am straying pretty far from normal translation on some of these verses (Gen 5:1 is a prime example). On the other hand, Susanna isn’t exactly true to translational tradition on quite a few others so I guess picking sides is kind of like deciding which rebel faction to join. What I suspect you are MOST uncomfortable with is blind acceptance of traditional translation (knowing its roots), so I guess maybe this is not such bad company to keep.