Next we will examine Adonai. Adonai אֲדֹנָי is a plural form of the word Adon אָדוֹן which means lord or master. 'Ad' אד means to gather, and in this word denotes a sense of ownership. So a literal translation of Adon is 'my lord' or 'my master'. So this means Adonai translates as 'my lords'.
Closely related is the Hebrew 'eden' אדן which basically means foundation. This connection would strongly support that the Lord is "the Lord that can be relied upon". It represents a strength.
Again, biblical scholars insist that even though this word is plural in form, that it refers to a singular God. Now why the contradiction between what the scriptures clearly say and what the scholars say? The answer to this question is really all too simple. It is because modern theologians are trying to make the scriptures conform to modern theology, rather than trying to make modern theology conform to the ancient teachings. Man has gotten into a nasty habit of trying to justify his own beliefs rather than trying to understand the truth. So even though the truth is plainly written in the ancient Hebrew texts, often man has to overlay his own traditions and interpretations.
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