Most omissions and repetitions are due to homoeoteleuton or homoearchy. Examples of transposition of verses will be found: Ge 24:2Ge 9:1-29b follows Gen.

Other examples are Jg 10:12, and many times. Sometimes a letter slips from word into another, as in 1 Sam. Transpositions of letters will be found (Jos 6:13 Isa 8:12 compare Isa 8:13-14). Omissions may be supplied from parallel passages or VSS, as 1Ch 8:29-31 from 1Ch 9:35-37 compare 1Ch 9:41 Jos 22:34 (from Syriac) Jg 16:2 Gen. Ps 40:8-9, “In a volume of a book it is written `alay,” referring to li in Ps 40:7 2Sa 1:18.ĭue to the eye are repetitions, transpositions, omissions, mistaking one letter for another, and so forth. Am 6:12, “with oxen” (plural) should probably be “with oxen (collective) the sea” Jer 15:10 22:14 Ps 73:4 have found their way into the text, e.g. Misunderstandingįailure to understand the sense gives rise to wrong division into words, e.g. These are the following, classifying them according to their source. It is to all intents and purposes a manuscript and displays all the forms of error found in all manuscripts. The Hebrew text of the Old Testament in no way resembles a text of one of the classics which is obtained by collating many manuscripts and eliminating all errors as far as possible. We are going to give the reader some assurance that the Bible has not been changed We are affirming that our literal English translations of Scripture are the Word of God to the extent that they faithfully represent the original. Thereafter, we are going to give you apologetic answers as to why we can trust our translations. Sequencing the Hebrew Bible: the order of the books by: Croy, Casey K.Below we are going to briefly give you five of the most common ways that textual errors came into the Hebrew Old Testament manuscripts that were being copied. Linguistic coherence in biblical Hebrew texts: arrangement of information, participant reference devices, verb forms, and their contribution to textual segmentation and coherence by: Regt, Lénart J. Making the biblical text: textual studies in the Hebrew and the Greek Bible Published: (2015) Textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible, Qumran, Septuagint: collected essays, Volume 3 by: Tov, ʿEmanuʾel 1941- Published: (2015)Īfter Qumran: old and modern editions of the Biblical texts - the historical books Published: (2012)

Unit delimitation in biblical Hebrew and Northwest Semitic literature: Published: (2003) Studies in the Hebrew Bible and early rabbinic Judaism = Meḥqārê miqrâ we-yahadût rabbānît qedûmā by: Wolf, George Published: (1994) Text and canon of the Hebrew Bible: collected studies by: Ṭalmôn, Šemaryāhû 1920-2010 Published: (2010) Simposio Biblico Español: (Salamanca, 1982) Published: (1984) Steps to a new edition of the Hebrew Bible by: Hendel, Ronald S. The Dead Sea scrolls and the developmental composition of the Bible Published: (2015) In praise of editing in the Hebrew Bible: collected essays in retrospect by: Amit, Yaira 1941- Published: (2012) Textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible by: Tov, ʿEmanuʾel 1941-, et al. L'enfance de la Bible hébrai͏̈que: l'histoire du texte de l'Ancien Testament à la lumière des recherches récentes Published: (2005) Studies on the text and versions of the Hebrew Bible in honour of Robert Gordon Published: (2012) Introduction to the critical study of the text of the Hebrew bible by: Weingreen, J. Textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible by: Tov, ʿEmanuʾel 1941- Published: (2012)

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