Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Tory Thorpe <torythrp AT yahoo.com>]

The JPS is not the _only_ Jewish translation into English that renders 
"huxal" at Gen. 4:26 as "began". Sorry, if I gave that impression by
citing the Stone Chumash. I do not think, however, mainline translation 
is an accurate way to describe the JPS, certainly not in the orthodox 
community. R. Simon, in Midrash Rabbah, does not translate the passage; 
he attempts explain it because "huxal" is ambiguous at this point.

Tory Thorpe



Harold Holmyard <hholmyard AT ont.com> wrote: Tory Thorpe wrote:
> I'm very aware of the limitations of the Stone edition, but as far as 
> "standard" 
> translations go, I offered it to offset a notion that Christian 
> translations (NIV,
> KJV, RSV, etc.) are the standard.

HH: Here's the JPS:

4:26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his 
name Enosh; then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard
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