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June 2, 2022

Translating the Hebrew Bible Can Rob It of Its Ambiguity—and Readers of the Sacred Duty of Interpretation

The Koren Tanakh.

Reviewing the newly published Koren Tanakh (discussed here and here by Mosaic’s Philologos), Francis Nataf addresses one of the most difficult problems posed by any translation of the Hebrew Bible to the Jewish reader. This problem comes down to the very essence of Torah study, which, Nataf writes:

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June 2, 2022

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  5. Translating the Hebrew Bible Can Rob It of Its Ambiguity—and Readers of the Sacred Duty of Interpretation

    The Koren Tanakh.