Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Kevin W. Woodruff" <cierpke AT prodigy.net>]

Maurice:

Sujata is quoting from the earlier JPS version, done
in 1917. The Holy Scriptures According to the
Masoretic Text: A New Translation. Philadelphia:
Jewish Publication Society of America, 1917.

Kevin


--- "Maurice A. O'Sullivan" <mauros AT iol.ie> wrote:

> At 04:10 05/09/2004, Sujata wrote:
> 
> >In the JPS Bible, Isaiah 9:6 (KJV) 9:5(JPS) is
> >translated as
> >
> >For a child is born unto us, a son is given unto
> us;
> >and the government is upon his shoulder; and his
> name
> >is called Pele-joez-el-gibbor-Abi-ad-sar-shalom
> 
> Sujata:
> I'm curious -- what JPS edition are you quoting
> from?
> 
> Both my printed 1985, and my revised e-edition of
> 1997, render Is. 9:5b as:
> 
>  >> ....... he has been named "The Mighty God is
> planning grace (d);
> The Eternal Father, a peaceable ruler" -<<
> 
> with note (d) = as in 25:1
> 
> 
> 
> Maurice A. O'Sullivan  [ Bray, Ireland ]
> mauros AT iol.ie
> 
> 
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