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Between Text and Commentary: A Characteristic Feature of Jewish Bible Versions

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Greenspoon L. J.

Open Theology

2016

vol. 2

issue 1

Jewish versions of the Bible frequently feature extensive commentaries in addition to translated text. In many instances these commentaries elicit as much attention as the translation itself-if not more. Typically combining grammatical and exegetical remarks, these commentaries accompany both freer and more literal renderings and may contain non-Jewish and non-traditional commentators along with substantial offerings from mainstream Jewish exegetes. The erudition displayed by these Jewish translators is extensive, often aimed at a more learned audience than the translated text itself. Overall, such Jewish versions may be seen as efforts to open up for non-Hebrew readers the intentionally ambiguous language of the original, where lexical and grammatical multivalence are characteristic features-features that are frequently lost when rendering words and expressions from one language to another.

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Between Text and Commentary: A Characteristic Feature of Jewish Bible Versions