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I agree. "How you read it is how you understand it" - a teacher in an elective course once said to me. One trick is nobody is "going to The Word". They are not allowing the literature to speak for itself. Using Word studies is just a method of generating confirmation biases for preconceived perceptions, probably planted from some class. When your thoughts align with "The Teacher's" thoughts, it certainly feels easier in that context, since you found your validation. That is not sunesis, that is the slow progression of rivers of toxic sewage.

Multiple choice question – worth 4 Rock of Ages meal tickets You know you’re in a cult when ____ A. Your Twig coordinator reproves you for a slip of the tongue when you said, “I sponsor someone in the way cult.” B. Your Twig coordinator finds out about your Christmas bonus and reminds you to abundantly share from that too. C. Your Twig coordinator asks you to teach something new and exciting out of The Blue Book. D. Your Twig coordinator assigns you to under-shepherd the new person he witnessed to on the street and suggests you have him do some odd jobs around your home so he can earn money for the class. E. Your Twig coordinator informs you that God is going to bless you big time for letting the branch use your home for the next PFAL class. F. Your Twig coordinator thanks you profusely for covering the last three auto-mechanic’s bills on his clunker. G. Before making any big decisions you always check with your Twig coordinator. H. Sometimes you feel guilty for wishing your Twig coordinator would drop dead. I. All of the above. J. All without exception

Interesting video. For me, at least, it reinforces the futility of trying to come to a complete understanding of what the authors of scripture meant to convey. Using interlinears and word studies to attempt this is like trying to explain quantum physics to a 5 year old. Yeah, I know, there will be people who will say if you pray about it or speak in tongues more, the eyes of your understanding will be enlightened. I guess you can convince yourself of almost anything if you're driven to do so. On a side note, I used to work with someone who was born and raised in an Asian country and for whom English is a second language. I am a casual student of that particular language and culture, so I used her knowledge as a sounding board to try to increase my linguistic ability. It was often frustrating for her to explain my errors to me because she said that to switch between languages, required her to think in two radically different ways. One of the big differences she cited was that, in English, we tend to think in terms of "I' and me". Whereas, in her language, even though it's quite possible to express yourself like that, it would be considered egotistical and rude if done more often than necessary to establish the context. So, I think the point I'm trying to make is that this concept goes beyond the way specific words mold our perceptions.