Biblical Hebrew Forum

["B. M. Rocine" <brocine AT twcny.rr.com>]

Dear Jim,

A fair question.  The same as we often talk about the best way to translate 
a passage into English or how particular English translations may enlighten 
our understanding of a passage or construction, we may also refer to 
non-English translation as a means of investigating the Hebrew.  Of course, 
that includes the LXX.  Sometimes we fixate on the translation during the 
course of a thread, and the Hebrew gets left in the dust, or so it seems, 
but that is the nature of the game.

We are all also free to refer to commentaries on the Tanakh from any 
tradition, Jewish, Christian, or otherwise, as a means of understanding the 
Hebrew.  The New Testament, for instance, often comments on the Tanakh in a 
manner that has linguistic relevance.  I also often personally refer, on 
this forum, to Rashi, the great Jewish commentator.  Such comments are 
welcomed on this forum.  We don't go to these sources to push doctrines or 
religions.  We do so to find clarity for the Hebrew.

Shalom,
Bryan Rocine
b-hebrew co-chair

You wrote:





> At 06:16 PM 1/10/2005, you wrote
>
> > I believe that in Greek the neuter plural SABBATA is commonly used for a 
> > singular Sabbath. I know that is regular usage in the New Testament,
>
> Now hold on- you just scourged me for mentioning the New Testament....
>
> > not sure about LXX without checking. And in Greek a neuter plural noun 
> > would be referenced with a neuter plural pronoun, without implying true 
> > plurality. So this is probably an issue in the Greek rather than the 
> > Hebrew.
>
> Isn't this a Hebrew forum and as such, sticking strictly to the rules, 
> isn't greek, even LXX greek out of bounds?
>
> Jim
>
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++
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