Biblical Hebrew Forum

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I have two copies of the standard (Ben Asher) text used by Jewish 
translations which
have the extra yod, ("chasideykha") but with the note that it should be read 
without
it ("chasidkha").  These two texts are found in "Tehillim," published by 
Mesorah
Publications, and "The Soncino Books of the Bible: The Psalms."  In both 
instances,
these Jewish translators followed the singular reading and translated "Your 
devout
one" and "Thy godly one," respectively.

I believe the Ben Asher text dates from the 10th century, C.E., but every 
modern
Jewish translation I have  translates in the singular, "chasidkha."  It is 
also
translated as a singular in the pre-Christian version produced by Jews in the 
2nd
century BCE, the Greek Septuagint, which has "ton hosion," Your holy/loyal 
one."

Solomon Landers
Memra Institute for Biblical Research
http://www.memrain.org

peter_kirk AT sil.org wrote:

> The BHS text at this point in Psalm 16:10 is X:ASIYD:KF (in your
> transliteration this would be chasidkha), which is singular - no yod
> before the -kha ending. There is no textual note in BHS, and no note
> in HOTTP or the Word commentary. But are there other MSS, printed
> editions or translations which have a plural here? Could this be a
> correction, or an interpretation, to get away from the Christian
> understanding of this verse, in Acts 13:35?
>
> Peter Kirk
>
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> Subject: Psa 16:10; chasideycha
> Author:  <devious AT carol.net> at Internet
> Date:    30/11/1999 00:00
>
> Greetings,
>
> Could someone point me in the right direction with this, I am not a Hebrew
> scholar.
> Isn't chasideycha plural? And if it plural then why is it translated in the
> singular?
>
> Gratefully,
> Lee Deavers
>
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