Genesis 17:1
וַ יְהִי אַבְרָם בֶּן תִּשְׁעִים שָׁנָה וְ תֵשַׁע שָׁנִים וַ יֵּרָא יְהוָה אֶל אַבְרָם וַ יֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֲנִי אֵל שַׁדַּי הִתְהַלֵּךְ לְ פָנַי וֶ הְיֵה תָמִים
And Raised-Father is becoming a builder of ninety and nine duplications, and Yahweh is being seen toward Raised-Father, and is saying toward him, `Myself, El of Destroyers,613 walk yourselves to my faces, and become complete.614
| 614 | Hebrew הְיֵ֥ה תָמִֽים, be complete? Jesus’ words were not about doing but becoming. It doesn’t make sense to say “doing complete/perfect”, but we can conceive of becoming complete. But what does it mean to become complete? Jesus’ saying wasn’t a command, but was a future-indicative you will be: “You all will therefore be complete [teleios #5046], as your Father the Heavenly-one is complete.” Matt. 5:48 literal |