Some Protestants, especially some KJV onlyists claim Mary was only "blessed AMONG woman" and not "blessed ABOVE woman" as the KJV says about Jael in Judges 5:24.
Look at the Hebrew translated "above women" in Judges 5:24--מִנָּשִׁים minnashim
Brenton (translating the Greek LXX): "Blessed among women be Jael "
Look at the Hebrew translated "above women" in Judges 5:24--מִנָּשִׁים minnashim
תְּבֹרַךְ, מִנָּשִׁים--יָעֵל, אֵשֶׁת חֶבֶר הַקֵּינִי: מִנָּשִׁים בָּאֹהֶל, תְּבֹרָךְ.
Blessed above women [מִנָּשִׁים minnashim] shall Jael be, the wife of Heber the Kenite, above women in the tent shall she be blessed.
Let's look at another verse where the same word is used:
1 Samuel 15:33
1 Samuel 15:33
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל--כַּאֲשֶׁר שִׁכְּלָה נָשִׁים חַרְבֶּךָ, כֵּן-תִּשְׁכַּל מִנָּשִׁים אִמֶּךָ; וַיְשַׁסֵּף שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת-אֲגָג לִפְנֵי יְהוָה, בַּגִּלְגָּל.
And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless ____among women___ [מִנָּשִׁים minnashim]. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.--1 Samuel 15:33 (English is the KJV)
The fact is the mem before nashim usually is translated "from, among..." etc
Going back to Judges 5:24 we see other translations https://biblehub.com/judges/5-24.htm
Going back to Judges 5:24 we see other translations https://biblehub.com/judges/5-24.htm
For instance, NKJV says
"“Most blessed among women is Jael, The wife of Heber the Kenite; Blessed is she among women in tents."--Judges 5:24, NKJV
Berean says: "Most blessed among women is Jael"
Brenton (translating the Greek LXX): "Blessed among women be Jael "
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