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I dont understand Hi, I want to learn " Our father", but i dont understand 2 words "art" and "thy", I had never seen those words. What is the meaning?
Oct 5, 2015 2:04 AM
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Those are archaic English. They mean 'are' and 'your'.
October 5, 2015
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Archaic: "Our father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name." Modern: "Our father, who is in heaven, holy is your name."
October 5, 2015
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Those are archaic (older) forms which are not used in everyday speech anymore. So, "Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name" "art" = "are" "thy" = "your" "Our Father who are in heaven" sounds awkward, so modern translations usually phrase it something like "Our Father in heaven" or "Our Heavenly Father"
October 5, 2015
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