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How the accents of the Hebrew Bible can change the meaning?

October 6, 2019 by Brian K. Mitchell Leave a Comment

Does the study of the accents / cantillation marks of the Hebrew Bible aid one in understanding or interperting the meaning of the text?

Yes, I believe so take Deuteronomy 26:5 for example. Below is an image of the text in Hebrew. Notice that the text of Deuteronomy has been mirrored. The Hebrew consonants’ of both texts colored in black as well as the ‘vowels’ colored in blue are identical. The accents/cantillation marks are colored red. However, to demonstrate how accents can radically change the meaning of the text one accent on the first word (on the right) has been substituted for another:

Disclaimer: Each of the translations above represent only one of the multiple ways each of the parallel lines of text could be understood or translated in English.

Now, examine how this same verse appears in a Torah scroll the verse appears neither with accents nor with vowel points. So a reader without these Masoretic notations would have had to decide from him or herself how to interpret this verse:

For more on the on the issue mentioned above check out:

https://www.thetorah.com/article/did-an-aramean-try-to-destroy-our-father

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/an-aramean-destroyed-my-father/

The above was originally posted back n 2018 on the Logos forums: https://community.logos.com/forums/p/135738/1008148.aspx#1008148 Here I have made a few minor changes and additions.

Filed Under: Biblical Studies, Masora, Reblogging Tagged With: Accents, Cantillation Marks, Deuteronomy 26:5, Interpertation, Translation

תלמוד בבלי, מסכת ברכות, דף ח’, עמוד א

September 22, 2019 by Brian K. Mitchell Leave a Comment

שנים מקרא ואחד תרגום … [Continue reading] about תלמוד בבלי, מסכת ברכות, דף ח’, עמוד א

Filed Under: Quotes Tagged With: Talmud

The Minister and his Greek Testament

September 21, 2019 by Brian K. Mitchell Leave a Comment

The following was written by  John Gresham Machen and originally published on February 7, 1918.  The widening breach between the minister and his Greek Testament may be traced to two principal causes. The modern minister objects … [Continue reading] about The Minister and his Greek Testament

Filed Under: Biblical Studies

את אשר followed by a phrase/Verbal Predicate

September 21, 2019 by Brian K. Mitchell Leave a Comment

According to Eep Talstra's ETCBC database In the BHS (Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia) there are a total of 62 occurrences where: x-Qatal clauses in which Conjunctive phrases with Et asher are followed by a phrase, labelled verbal Predicate Genesis … [Continue reading] about את אשר followed by a phrase/Verbal Predicate

Filed Under: Accordance, Biblical Studies, Logos, Software Tagged With: Eep Talstra, ETCBC, Hebrew Bible, Syntax database, Syntax searches, Tanakh

תלמוד בבלי נב:א

September 21, 2019 by Brian K. Mitchell Leave a Comment

Here is a short excerpt from the Talmud that concerns the concept of 'Messiah Ben Joseph' and 'Messiah Ben David' as well as something about the 'evil eye'. In this Talmudic discussion, verses from chapter 10 the book of Zechariah are discussed: … [Continue reading] about תלמוד בבלי נב:א

Filed Under: Biblical Studies, Quotes Tagged With: Messiah ben David, Messiah Ben Yosef, Talmud, Zechariah 10:12

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