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Ma'aseh B'reshit

English translation: Act of Craetion

02:05 May 8, 2003
Hebrew to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Hebrew term or phrase: Ma'aseh B'reshit
a saying supposedly loosely translated as 'in the beginning"
Shana Rosenman
English translation:Act of Craetion
Explanation:
The corrrect translation is "Act of Creation"
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Rutie Eckdish
United States
Local time: 05:19
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5Act of Craetion
Rutie Eckdish
5The creation of the world/universe (by God)
opher
3the work of creation
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The creation of the world/universe (by God)


Explanation:
Maaseh translates here to 'deed' and b'reshit is 'in the begining' as in the Book of Genesis (sepher b'reshit). Thus this is the deed that began everything - God creating the world.

opher

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Swidler: Or, simply, "Creation."
45 mins
disagree  Rutie Eckdish: Ma'ase Bereshit refers to the total act, it's a term (Talmud, Kabala and otherwise)
57 mins
neutral  Tal Kinnersly: Ma'ase Bereshit is indeed the Creation, but it also got deeper meanings in certain contexts in post-biblical scripts.
5 hrs
neutral  Eynat: Agree with Sogifted.
3 days 11 hrs
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the work of creation


Explanation:
Hamchadash b'tuvo b'kol yom tamid ma'aseh B'Reshit." – "In His goodness He renews daily, perpetually, the work of creation."






    Reference: http://www.meru.org/literal.html
RHELLER
United States
Local time: 03:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  snatalieg
14 mins
  -> todah Natalie!
disagree  Rutie Eckdish: Literal translation does not work here.
57 mins
neutral  Eynat: Agree with Sogifted.
3 days 11 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Act of Craetion


Explanation:
The corrrect translation is "Act of Creation"

Rutie Eckdish
United States
Local time: 05:19
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in pair: 10
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tal Ganani (X)
10 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  EGB Translations
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thanks!
agree  Eynat: Spot on!
3 days 10 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Sue Goldian
3 days 10 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Leah Aharoni
4 days
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