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Hebrew Vorlage

A reference page linking a name, group, or concept to the materials that discuss it.

Hebrew text underlying a translation; may survive partly or be inferred, so reconstruction is not a discovered copy.

Modern diagram distinguishing preserved text from inferred Hebrew translation source. Agreement in Jeremiah does not establish a whole scroll identical to all Greek readings
Modern diagram distinguishing preserved text from inferred Hebrew translation source. Agreement in Jeremiah does not establish a whole scroll identical to all Greek readingsIL Archive · original diagram · CC BYImage source

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Vorlage names the exemplar used by a translator. Some Jeremiah differences are explained by another HebrewHebrewA Northwest Semitic language in the Canaanite group, with ancient and modern forms.Glossary · Click to read the explanation source, considering translation technique and surviving QumranDead Sea ScrollsJudaean Desert manuscripts, especially Qumran cave finds. Biblical copies and other works reveal textual diversity; a copy’s age is not the work’s initial date.Glossary · Click to read the explanation readings. [1]

A Greek expression may represent several Hebrew formulations. One agreement does not establish an identical whole edition, and a retroverted text is not a physical manuscript. The diagram distinguishes reading, evidence and inference. [2]

References and notes

  1. Kristin De Troyer (2012). “Greek Papyri and the Texts of the Hebrew Bible.” In Editing the Bible, pp. 81–90. SBL. Pp.88–89: Ulrich/Tov models for Jeremiah, Exodus and Samuel editions; Greek can reflect different Hebrew editing. Reports scholarship, not independent collation of every manuscript. Return to the text ↑
  2. James C. VanderKam (2016). “Texts, titles, and translations.” In The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, pp. 9–27. DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511843365.002. Pp. 9–12, 17–21: Masoretic layers, Aleppo c.925 and Leningrad 1009, witnesses, translations and variation. Counts depend on classification; no uniform percentage for all books. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 11 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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