patriarchs (男性)家长
族长
创始者
德高望重的男长者( patriarch的复数 )
- The land never belongs to the patriarchs to whom it was promised.
上帝曾许诺于族长,可土地却从未,属于他们。 - The patriarchs, it's maintained, were semi-nomads. They lived in tents.
族长们,一直以来都流传说,曾是半游牧民族,住在帐篷里。 - Israel was chosen by Yahweh in an act of spontaneous love it does not imply her perfection an act of spontaneous love for the patriarchs.
以色列被上帝选择是出于一种无意识的爱,这并不暗示着她是完美的,只是对族长无意识的喜欢。