Mangel

(former af chacer, "at mangle," ayin, "intet"): Dette ord har i sine forskellige former den sædvanlige betydning "mangel," "behov," "knaphed." Der er kun ringe ændring i brugen af ordet i de forskellige oversættelser. Undertiden udskiftes et af de almindelige synonymer med selve ordet, fx i Det Gamle Testamente, 1 Sam 21,15 har Revised Version (British and American) "lack" ("Mangler jeg galninge?") hvor King James Version har "need of"; Ordsp 5,23, "for lack," i stedet for "without"; 6,32, "void of" for "lacketh"; 10,21, "lack" for "want"; 31,11, "lack" for "need"; Es 59,15, "lacking" for "faileth." I Det Nye Testamente er "lack" oversættelsen af hustereo, bogstaveligt "at være bagefter," og endees, "i mangel." I Luk 8,6 læser Revised Version (British and American) "had no" i stedet for "lacked" i King James Version. I 2 Kor 11,9 giver Revised Version "my want" for "which was lacking to me" i King James Version; i Kol 1,24 "that which is lacking" for "that which is behind"; Jak 2,15 "lack" for "destitute." Man vil let se, at den lille variation undertiden hjælper med at forklare betydningen.

G. H. Gerberding