Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Jeremy Bickel" <jeremybickel AT att.net>]

If I asked 5 random biblical scholars how many Greek and how many Hebrew 
witnesses - how many ancient witnesses in total - are currently known for the 
Bible, what is the chance that they would all tell me the same number; if 
100%, then what is that total number?  The number of Hebrew?  The number of 
Greek?

And a related question:  Is there a single comprehensive database or listing 
of every variant among "all" the witnesses?

Thank you,

Jeremy Bickel
Christian
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Exo 20:9-10
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I do not know whether my question on Ex 20:9-10 fits the rules of this list.
If not, please excuse me.
___________

In Ex 20:9-10 it is written that God commands to man to work during six days
but to reserve the seventh, Shabat, to Him (God).
I heared along my life that at explaining this commandment the stress has
always been put on the fact that "we must sanctify Sunday, the Lord's day".
But... does this commandement imply also the duty of WORKING during SIX
days? Could we say that someone who stops his work at Friday evening, namely
after FIVE days, and starts it again at Monday morning... does not obey the
spirit of this Commandement?
Can this conclusion be inferred or deduced from the Hebrew text of Ex
20:9-10?

Pere Porta
Barcelona (Spain)