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  • From: K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>
  • To: fred burlingame <tensorpath AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] lock without a key
  • Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 13:54:24 -0700

Fred:

On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 1:05 PM, fred burlingame <tensorpath AT gmail.com>wrote:

>
> It seems obvious to me, that when 2, 3 or more english words become
> necessary to translate a single hebrew word purposely and repetitively
> utilized in close proximity, the consumer of the english text reads and
> understands a language different from the hebrew original; especially given
> the chronic repetition of that condition across the hebrew text.
>

That is true of all translation, not just Hebrew to English.

>
> regards,
>
> fred burlingame
>
> Karl W. Randolph.




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