Wist, Wit, Wot

But the things that used to be advantages for me, I have, because of the Messiah, come to consider a disadvantage. Not only that, but I consider everything a disadvantage in comparison with the supreme value of knowing the Messiah Yeshua as my Lord. It was because of him that I gave up everything and regard it all as garbage, in order to gain the Messiah and be found in union with him, not having any righteousness of my own based on legalism, but having that righteousness which comes through the Messiah’s faithfulness, the righteousness from God based on trust. Yes, I gave it all up in order to know him, that is, to know the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings as I am being conformed to his death, so that somehow I might arrive at being resurrected from the dead.
Philippians 3:7-12 Complete Jewish Bible

Wist, wit, wot – these are words Shakespeare or King James used to speak or write of knowledge or knowing. “Witty” is related. In Genesis, when Moses wrote about Adam and Eve having children, he wrote that Adam knew Eve and she conceived Cain (Genesis 4:1). The word from which “knew” was translated was “yada” in Hebrew. Strong’s OT3045.

“Yada, yada, yada,” is Yiddish for “information, information, information…” “Knowing” in what Paul wrote to the congregations in Philippi was more than information. It was more like what happened when Adam knew Eve. It is a relationship that is transformational, not just informational. It is being with Him and therefore becoming like Him. Becoming one with Him, just like He is one with our Father.

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