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Old 04-03-2009, 11:45 AM   #35
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Yes, there are some amusing euphemisms in the OT. One that's there several times is the expression "to cover your feet", which means to relieve yourself. "Feet", in fact, was a generial euphemism for the genitals; there's one passage where God tells someone to shave off "the hair of your head and the hair of your feet". He wasn't talking to hobbits, with hairy feet - "hair of your feet" means "pubic hair".
The *writer* wasn't talking about hobbits. What God was talking about is a matter of theology.
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