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D1321:  Psalm 91:13 mentions dragons

 

Edited by Greg Neyman

 

 

Argument:  Ken Ham claims that Psalm 91:13 refers to dragons.  Psalm 91:13 says, "Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet." (KJV)

 

Source:   Ken Ham, The Great Dinosaur Mystery Solved!, Page 34-35

 

Response: 

 

  1. The Hebrew word translated dragon is tannîym.  According to Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance, it is; 

     “a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal; dragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.” 

         The King James Version, which Ham quotes, is the only major version to translate it as “dragon.”  The New American Standard (NAS), regarded by scholars as the most literal version, uses “serpent” in Psalm 91 and “jackel” in Isaiah 43.  The New International Version and Amplified Version agree with the NAS.   The New King James Version also corrects the KJV version, using “serpent” and “jackel.”

  2. The symbolism of trampling a young lion (or a serpent or jackel) under a man's foot is believable, but trampling a dragon under a man's foot stretches the imagination

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