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Jonah 1:10 Critical Comparison
MS: וַיִּירְאוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים יִרְאָה גְדוֹלָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו מַה־זֹּאת עָשִׂיתָ כִּי־יָדְעוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים כִּי־מִלִּפְנֵי יְהוָה הוּא בֹרֵחַ כִּי הִגִּיד לָהֶם LXX: Καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν οἱ ἄνδρες φόβον μέγαν καὶ εἶπον πρὸς αὐτὸν τί…
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Use of “Face of the Lord” in OT, LXX, Targums, and NT
1. Introduction The phrase “face of the Lord” is common throughout the Old Testament. The LXX typically keeps the phrase “face of the Lord,” as does the Greek New Testament.…
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Usage of Hebrew versus Israelite in the OT
1. Introduction The terms “Hebrew” and “Israelite” are used in the Old Testament seemingly interchangeably. However, what is their actual meaning, and why do different people use different terms in…
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Jonah 1:9 Critical Comparison
MS: וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם עִבְרִי אָנֹכִי וְאֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם אֲנִי יָרֵא אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה אֶת־הַיָּם וְאֶת־הַיַּבָּשָׁה LXX: Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτοὺς δοῦλος Κυρίου εἰμὶ ἐγὼ καὶ τὸν Κύριον Θεὸν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐγὼ σέβομαι…
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Eretz versus Medinah In Pre-Exillic, Post-Exillic, and Targum Jonathan
1. Introduction Jonah 1:8 in the NKJV is as follows: “Then they said to him, “Please tell us! For whose cause is this trouble upon us? What is your occupation?…
