The Old Rugged T-handle

In a recent post, I strongly challenged the translation of the Hebrew word 'toevah'. This sparked even more deep thought and research into various translations. The Old Testament of the Bible is written in Hebrew. It has been translated into every language on the planet, numerous times. In English, we have the King James Version (KJV), New International Version (NIV), Living Word, New Living Translation, and many, many others.

While learning of the Hebrew translations into English, I came upon the fact that the Hebrew word 'toevah' has no direct translation. It is only through context and judgement of the translator what this word actually means in English. If this anomaly happens with 'teovah', how many other words are affected by the same problem? 

If the original text cannot be cleanly interpreted, one must learn Hebrew in order to understand better. Learning Hebrew would help, but would not eliminate the problem as many words apparently do not have a direct English translation, leading to exactly the same problem as trusting someone else's translation. 

If I cannot be completely certain that the words in a translation are accurate to the context in one verse, how can I be certain of the words in any verse? How can I trust any of the English translations of the Bible to have any accuracy whatsoever?

As an aircraft mechanic, I have studied and have become quite familiar with the Federal Aviation Regulations; a large tome consisting of fact written in plain English needing no translation. I can read and understand FAR's in my native tongue. 

Since this is a large tome of pure fact, why not call it the Bible Of Aviation? It really is. Why not follow it as religion? It does speak of The Administrator as a powerful, all knowing entity that shall not be challenged lest ye suffer great wrath!

Why not go all out and create the Federal Church of the Regulation? I can see it now, a pointy-hair with Coke-bottle glasses at the pulpit, wearing a navy blue jumpsuit, in front of a baptismal pool filled with Skydrol...

Follow with me as I read from Part 65 15:A, "And the Administrator spake unto thee, saying 'ye shall maintain thy credential lest it be rebuked, held my me, or taketh away by me.' Amen." Please rise and lift your 3/8" drive ratchet so that it may shine upon the world. Let no man dull the chrome of your 3/8" drive ratchet.

Keep your tools clean and your knives sharp.