THE BIBLE and CALAMUS vs. CANNABIS

So cannabis is mentioned in the Bible… interesting

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                                          THE BIBLE and CALAMUS vs. CANNABIS:

With the Hebrew words for “calamus” and “cannabis” so similar, and the fact that calamus is of lesser value and also toxic, we must question the validity of the term “calamus” in English versions of Scripture. 

The word calamus is found in the KJV three times:
Exodus 30:23 God telling Moses the formula for the anointing oil (250 shekels worth.)
KJV-sweet calamus
NKJV-sweet-smelling cane
ESV-aromatic cane
NASB-fragrant cane
Song of Solomon 4:14, speaking of it in a refreshing garden
Ezekiel 27:19 speaking of cane as merchandise.

The KJV translates the Hebrew word “qaneh” (pronounced kaw-naw’) into “calamus.”  Per Strong’s Concordance, “qaneh” means “a reed (as erect); by resemblance a rod (especially for measuring) shaft, tube, stem, (the radius of the arm) beam (of a steelyard): – balance, bone, branch, calamus, cane, reed, spearman, stalk.”

The Hebrew word for “calamus” is “kanah…

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#LeesMetGees (of Episode 5 Koning Van Katoren)

Koning Van Katoren

Ek sit op my stoel en rook toe jy instap.

“Hello Wolfie, lank laas gesien”. Jy kyk na die boek in my hande. “My aarde dit lyk bekend!”

Vir die liefde van Winter

My mede digpelgtrim Hanneliese verwoord haar winter gedig so reg na my hart. Haar woordkeuses en emosievolle woorde smelt weg in die hart soos sjokolade in die mond. Gaan lees gerus die woordjuweeltjie.

#LeesMetGees bestaan nog, moet nie skrik nie

In ‘n sogenaamde kwarentein is daar min wat mens kan doen, so ek het uit my duisende boeke in my boekrakke ‘n paar gegryp en gelees en ook een of twee e-boeke.

tonele uit die ashoop

As jy fokkol het
vryheid en vrede
jou ontneem word
jy gehok en geforseer
om jou werk te verloor