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  • From: Jim West <jwest AT highland.net>
  • To: Steve Miller <smille10 AT sbcglobal.net>, b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Jacob ben Hayyim -was YHWH Pronunciation
  • Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 21:44:24 -0400



Steve Miller wrote:

"In 1524, Jacob ben Hayyim published a printed text of the Hebrew Old Testament, using a multitude of high quality manuscripts, including several lists of Masoretic notes. This became a standard for printed Jewish Bibles. Only in the last two hundred years has it been so accepted in the Christian world. "

Is this true? Was the ben Hayyim text the standard for printed Jewish Bibles. And was the ben Hayyim text not widely accepted in the Christian world until ~1800? What is the relation between KJV and ben Hayyim?


yup it is. yup it was. yessir, that's a fact too.
the translators of the kjv compared the ben hayyim text and the vulgate with earlier english versions. the kjv, is, of course, not based on any hebrew or greek text. rather, those editions were merely used "to compare" (see the preface of the kjv) with the other versions consulted. the kjv is a revision of earlier english editions.

best

Jim

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