By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 诸天藉耶和华的命而造,万象藉他口中的气而成。
By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. 上帝耶和华如此说:『我造地,又造人在地上,我亲手铺张诸天,天上万象也是我所命定的。』
We may call God's word transmitted by word of mouth fluid revelations, and the record made by Moses solid revelations. 对用口授方式传达上帝的话,我们可谓之流体启示,而对那由摩西写的记录,叫做固体启示。
Long before the emergence of the written word, ballads, accompanied by music and dance, and myths, passed around by word of mouth, were widely popular. 与舞蹈和音乐相伴的歌谣跟口头流传的神话,远在文字出现之前就已大量产生。