Bible Encyclopedias
Plain; Plainly
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
plān , plān´li : In Genesis 25:27 , the King James Version "plain" represents תּם , tam . If a contrast between the vocations of Jacob and Esau is meant, the Revised Version (British and American) ("quiet," margin "harmless") may be right. But elsewhere (Job 1:1; Psalm 37:37 , etc.) the word means "perfect," and so probably here; the failings of the great patriarch did not detract from the general estimate of him (Matthew 8:11 ). In Ezra 4:18 "translated" (Revised Version margin) is better than "plainly read."
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Plain; Plainly'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/p/plain-plainly.html. 1915.