Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hebrew term or phrase:
להבדיל בין עיקר לטפל
English translation:
separate the wheat from the chaff
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Doron Greenspan MITI
Jan 21, 2009 12:29
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Hebrew term
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להבדיל בין עיקר לטפל
Hebrew to English
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Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | separate the wheat from the chaff |
Amir Gavriely
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| 4 | To choose between right and wrong. |
Ruth Rubina
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| 3 | distinguish between the essential and incidental |
Shai Navé
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Proposed translations
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Amir Gavriely
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separate the wheat from the chaff
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distinguish between the essential and incidental
I can't attest to this being the "official" phrasing in English. But I used it before, and also encountered it in different texts.
At the moment this is what I can think of.
At the moment this is what I can think of.
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Ruth Rubina
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To choose between right and wrong.
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