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English translation: guidance every day to do the right thing, and the best thing


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00:26 Nov 26, 2009
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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: special daily guidance
Moses was the world's first great teacher. He is still one of the world's great teachers. Seven million people yet look to his laws for special daily guidance, and more than two hundred millions read his books and regard them as Holy Writ. And these people as a class are of the best and most enlightened who live now or who have ever lived.
Shirley Fan
Local time: 10:34
English translation:guidance every day to do the right thing, and the best thing
Explanation:
This is from one of many many popular books by Elbert Hubbard published in the late 1800s and the early 1900s. This book, published in New York, "Little journeys to the homes of great teachers ..." refers to boths Jews and Christians, and implicitly others among the 200 million who read the Books of Moses.

I think the author means simply guidance in daily life, informed especially by the 10 commandments, and other teachings of Moses to think and act on spiritual values, not merely on the needs of the flesh.
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Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 21:34
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2guidance every day to do the right thing, and the best thing
Stephanie Ezrol
3 +1directions how to behave in everyday life in accordance with the requirements of the Judaic religionPolangmar
3 +1...
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
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Explanation:
as a special light on the path of our daily lives; higher or special guidelines

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rir
United States
Local time: 21:34
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Françoise Vogel
7 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
directions how to behave in everyday life in accordance with the requirements of the Judaic religion


Explanation:
There are only 14 million Jews in the world, seven million in the Americas, five million in Asia, two million in Europe and 100,000 in Africa.
http://tinyurl.com/ya5b84l

So maybe at the time, when the words were written, there were 7 million Jews in the world.

Polangmar
Poland
Local time: 03:34
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
6 mins
  -> Thank you.:)
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
guidance every day to do the right thing, and the best thing


Explanation:
This is from one of many many popular books by Elbert Hubbard published in the late 1800s and the early 1900s. This book, published in New York, "Little journeys to the homes of great teachers ..." refers to boths Jews and Christians, and implicitly others among the 200 million who read the Books of Moses.

I think the author means simply guidance in daily life, informed especially by the 10 commandments, and other teachings of Moses to think and act on spiritual values, not merely on the needs of the flesh.

Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 21:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 132
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Liam Hamilton
4 hrs

agree  Françoise Vogel
6 hrs
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