I saw a fork when it was dark outside. It reminded me of a fork at night, then the word 'fortnight'. I had seen the word in literature before, but couldn’t remember what it meant. So I looked it up and found it meant 14 nights. Apparently, back in the day, nights were counted instead of days.
God wants us to realize that we all perceive and understand words differently, even though there are many commonalities. When we receive a Word from the Lord from another person, we need to make sure the words used mean the same to you as they did to the person speaking. Years ago, the King James version of the Bible was the only accepted version. However, it clearly states that God is a terrible God. The word terrible back then meant great and mighty, too awesome to comprehend. I guess that if something is too awesome to comprehend, it could make you feel inferior and fearful. Perhaps that's why today the word terrible means extremely or distressingly bad or serious.
Deuteronomy 10:17 (KJV), For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
Deuteronomy 10:17 (NIV), For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.
Psalm 66:5 (KJV), Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
Psalm 66:5 (NIV), Come and see what God has done, his awesome deeds for mankind!
Psalm 99:3 (KJV), Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
Psalm 99:3 (NIV), Let them praise your great and awesome name— he is holy.
Joel 2:11 (KJV), And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?
Joel 2:11 (NIV), The Lord thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty is the army that obeys his command. The day of the Lord is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it?
“Remember, if you don’t understand, ask!”