Rüsttag

English translation: preparation day / day of preparation

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German term or phrase:Rüsttag
English translation:preparation day / day of preparation
Entered by: PoveyTrans (X)

07:43 Jul 27, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Poetry & Literature / Judaism, Jewish folklore
German term or phrase: Rüsttag
Unsere Lehrer erzählen: Drei Männer
wanderten am Rüsttage zum Sabbat
miteinander, und der heilige Tag sollte bald
anbrechen.

This a legend from biblical / medieval times.
PoveyTrans (X)
Local time: 01:59
preparation day / day of preparation
Explanation:
Depending on the version you're reading:

www.doig.net/NTC18.htm
www.catholic.com/thisrock/1999/9903chapsb.asp
www.topical-bible-studies.org/01-0009.htm

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Note added at 6 mins (2007-07-27 07:50:36 GMT)
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It's the "day of preparation" for Sabbath, by the way...that's why there's the "zum Sabbat" part.
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Marcelo Silveyra
United States
Local time: 17:59
Grading comment
Thanks Marcelo
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4 +3preparation day / day of preparation
Marcelo Silveyra
4 +1preparation day
Henry Schroeder


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
preparation day / day of preparation


Explanation:
Depending on the version you're reading:

www.doig.net/NTC18.htm
www.catholic.com/thisrock/1999/9903chapsb.asp
www.topical-bible-studies.org/01-0009.htm

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Note added at 6 mins (2007-07-27 07:50:36 GMT)
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It's the "day of preparation" for Sabbath, by the way...that's why there's the "zum Sabbat" part.

Marcelo Silveyra
United States
Local time: 17:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks Marcelo

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henry Schroeder: You were quicker!
4 mins
  -> Thanks Henry! It's funny, the same thing happened to me with a different question about 5 minutes ago!

agree  Francis Lee (X)
2 hrs

agree  Rebecca Garber
6 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
preparation day


Explanation:
The day before the sabbath. Here is a good link:

http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:xCPf_jsgx84J:www.biblei...

Henry Schroeder
United States
Local time: 20:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 88
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Francis Lee (X): No reason to overlook this answer (which also includes ref.) just because you were a couple of minutes later ;-)
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Francis, hope all is well in Berlin! Gotta go spend some time in Ohio soon, then I'll always be more than a couple minutes late!
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