[Avodah] "God who knows the future"

[T613K at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/4/2011 6:07:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
driceman at optimum.net writes:

[R]<<TK: "Tzafui" absolutely does mean  foreknowledge.>>

So you're saying Rashi and the Bartenura are  wrong?

David Riceman
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I don't know, how do they translate "Hakol tzafui vehareshus  nesunah"? 
 
In my whole life I have never heard it or seen it translated any other  way 
than "Hashem knows what will happen and nevertheless we have free will." 
 
I can't think of any other translation that would make sense.
 
I just checked some translations of Pirkei Avos 3:19:
 
ArtScroll:  Everything is foreseen, yet the freedom of choice is  given.
 
Birnbaum:  Everything is foreseen [by God], yet freewill is granted  [to 
man]. (Their brackets)
 
Koren: All is foreseen, yet freedom of choice is given.
 
 
 
--Toby Katz






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