In this special episode of Hebrew Gospel Pearls, Tricks of Translation 1, Nehemia and Keith introduce the oldest English translation of the Hebrew Bible by Jews and for Jews in America and how a famous medieval rabbi altered the text to fit the teachings of the rabbinic sages.

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VIDEO CHAPTERS00:00 Intro02:30 Nehemia’s year-in-review10:15 Keith’s recent developments16:57 The double portion21:12 The Big Book28:28 Ibn Ezra respecting persons40:20 Outro

VERSES MENTIONEDExodus 25:17Leviticus 19:15Malachi 2:9Joshua 5:11

RELATED EPISODESHebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS Special - Tricks of Translation 1

BOOKS MENTIONEDLeeser Bible (“The Big Book”) by Isaac Leeser (1853)

Abraham ibn Ezra’s Commentary on the TorahAbraham Ibn Ezra, Introduction to Commentary on the Torah (Shitah Acheret)

OTHER LINKSInstitute for Hebrew Bible Manuscript Research (IHBMR)

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