The Book of Psalms, Translated From, Vol. 1 of 2: A Revised Text Will; Notes and Introduction, in Place of a Second Edition of an Earlier, Work (1888) by the Same Author (Classic Reprint)
The Book of Psalms, Translated From, Vol. 1 of 2: A Revised Text Will; Notes and Introduction, in Place of a Second Edition of an Earlier, Work (1888) by the Same Author (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from The Book of Psalms, Translated From, Vol. 1 of 2: A Revised Text Will; Notes and Introduction, in Place of a Second Edition of an Earlier, Work (1888) By the Same Author Nor is it only the editors of the consonantal text who claim our respect. We have also to do honour to those self-forgetting Jewish scholars who, by continuous efforts, produced the present elaborate vocalization and accentuation. It has been well said that 'none of the old translators, with the exception possibly of the Targumists, has had so ...
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Excerpt from The Book of Psalms, Translated From, Vol. 1 of 2: A Revised Text Will; Notes and Introduction, in Place of a Second Edition of an Earlier, Work (1888) By the Same Author Nor is it only the editors of the consonantal text who claim our respect. We have also to do honour to those self-forgetting Jewish scholars who, by continuous efforts, produced the present elaborate vocalization and accentuation. It has been well said that 'none of the old translators, with the exception possibly of the Targumists, has had so clear an insight into the [possible] sense of the text, and has understood it down to its nicest peculiarities in accordance with the traditional reading.'1 In fact, the pointing of the text has provided us with an unique and admirable record of the view of.the grammatical meaning which has been traditional since the Christian era. Fell does it deserve the patient and thoughtful study which a succession of modern scholars, notably Eduard Konig, have given to it, though one may fear that this patient scholarship has sometimes been unconsciously devoted to propping up nu sound conclusions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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