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Galatians 4

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galatians.4.gal4Corresponds

συστοιχεῖ ... τῇ νῦν Ἰερουσαλήμ

LEXICONMETAPHORINTERPRETATIONmoderate confidence

How does Hagar/Sinai relate to present Jerusalem?

The earthly Jerusalem is aligned with Sinai because both belong to the side of the comparison characterized by present slavery.

Why this default

‘Corresponds to’ is default because it communicates the alignment clearly while leaving the verb’s same-column image available for inspection.

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Project defaultcorresponds to the present Jerusalem

Project default · relation clear

Alternativestands in the same column as the present Jerusalem

Arrangement image exposed

Alternativebelongs to the same order as the Jerusalem now here

Conceptual alignment

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Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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