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Secular: Honey, you don't know the half of it

Biblical: "The half was not told me" was spoken by the Queen of Sheba to Solomon in reference to his earthly kingdom in 1 Kings 10:7


 
I was working on that one too, Gazelle but I don't think I would have got it (sigh).

(2Sa 10:4 KJV) - "Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away."

:biglol ((so any who saw them would not know the half of it ))
 
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Okay next one:

Secular: lay of the land
 
:morning OK, I've searched and searched this one and cannot find a connection between "lay of the land" and the Bible. I did think it had to do with Moses sending spies into Canaan, but I can't find the phrase associated with it...nor can I find it associated with Joshua sending spies either.

I'm stumped! :dunno
 
handy said:
:morning OK, I've searched and searched this one and cannot find a connection between "lay of the land" and the Bible. I did think it had to do with Moses sending spies into Canaan, but I can't find the phrase associated with it...nor can I find it associated with Joshua sending spies either.

I'm stumped! :dunno
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We'll wait for Gazelle, of course -- but I think you've got it, Handy.

Numbers 13 said:
17 When Moses sent them to explore Canaan, he said, “Go up through the Negev and on into the hill country. 18 See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many. 19 What kind of land do they live in? Is it good or bad? What kind of towns do they live in? Are they unwalled or fortified? 20 How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees in it or not? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land.” (It was the season for the first ripe grapes.)

21 So they went up and explored the land from the Desert of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo Hamath. 22 They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, lived. (Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.) 23 When they reached the Valley of Eshkol,[a] they cut off a branch bearing a single cluster of grapes. Two of them carried it on a pole between them, along with some pomegranates and figs. 24 That place was called the Valley of Eshkol because of the cluster of grapes the Israelites cut off there. 25 At the end of forty days they returned from exploring the land.
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Sometimes things are "lost" in translation but the Online Etymology Dictionary entry for the word "LAY" helps too (quoted here at no extra charge):

lay (v.) O.E. lecgan "to place on the ground (or other surface)," also "put down (often by striking)," from P.Gmc. *lagjanan (cf. O.S. leggian, O.N. leggja, O.Fris. ledza, M.Du. legghan, Du. leggen, O.H.G. lecken, Ger. legen, Goth. lagjan "to lay, put, place"), causative of lie (v.2).

Meaning: "way in which something is laid" (lay of the land) first recorded 1819.

Meaning: "have sex with" first recorded 1934, in U.S. slang, from sense of "deposit" (which was in O.E., as in lay an egg, lay a bet, etc.), perhaps reinforced by to lie with, a frequent phrase in the Bible.

The noun meaning "woman available for sexual intercourse" is attested from 1930, but there are suggestions of it in stage puns from as far back as 1767.

Lay off "dismiss" (an employee) is from 1868; meaning "stop disturbing" is from 1908.

To lay for (someone) "await a chance at revenge" is from late 15c.; lay low "stay inconspicuous" is from 1839.

To lay (someone) low preserves the secondary O.E. sense.

lay (adj.) early 14c., from O.Fr. lai "secular, not of the clergy" (Fr. laïque), from L.L. laicus, from Gk. laikos "of the people," from laos "people," of unknown origin.

In M.E., contrasted with learned, a sense revived 1810 for "non-expert."
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:D That's it! The 12 spies were sent out to see the lay of the land. ;)

Your turn now. :)
 
Opps! :oops forgot to come back and check it out. Sorry I've been sitting on the ball here.

OK, next one and since we're coming up to my personal favorite of the holidays, Thankskgiving:

To have an "open hand"...meaning generous, not stingy.
 
In Christ said:
Secular saying: a man after my own heart. GO!
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Ahh, David was the man after God's own heart. Samuel first called David a man after God's heart when telling Saul he was no longer going to be king of Israel. (1 Samuel 13:14) Paul confirms this in the new testament in Acts 13:22.

How about this one:

Burning with anger.
 
:confused I'm having a tough time coming up with something that we haven't already done.

If anyone else has a good one and wants to jump in, go right ahead. I'm stumped for a new one as of now.
 
I've been away from the forum for a long time.

You guys have really kept things going in this thread, I had fun catching up!

I can't believe that no one mentiond this one:

Secular: Go the extra mile...

C'mon, that one's super-easy...

-HisSheep
 
Yeah, In Christ!

An easy one that has been overlooked in this thread, right from the sermon on the mount.

And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. (Mat 5:41)

Some people say, "go the second mile", but more commonly we hear "Go the extra mile", either way the Bible is the genesis of the expression!

Your turn! There are yet more!

And welcome to the forum, btw!

-HisSheep
 
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