In conversation with Yoni Grossman about the recent Lookjed discussion about the challenges of using translations during Torah study, he offered an insight into the specific example given by Russel Jay Hendel – the word NA. Yoni pointed out that when appearing in Tanakh the word NA often means "now." A good example is when Moshe sees the burning bush and says: asura NA ve'ereh. Surely he is not asking permission from himself, rather – as Onkelos translates, ke'an – he means that he will examine the phenomenon now - [
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