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| בשנת שתים לדריוש המלך בחדש הששי ביום אחד לחדש היה דבר־יהוה ביד־חגי הנביא אל־זרבבל בן־שאלתיאל פחת יהודה ואל־יהושע בן־יהוצדק הכהן הגדול לאמר׃ | א | 1 | In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of Yehovah by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying: |
| כה אמר יהוה צבאות לאמר העם הזה אמרו לא עת־בא עת־בית יהוה להבנות׃ פ | ב | 2 | 'Thus speaketh Yehovah of hosts, saying: This people say: The time is not come, the time that Yehovah's house should be built.' {P} |
| ויהי דבר־יהוה ביד־חגי הנביא לאמר׃ | ג | 3 | Then came the word of Yehovah by Haggai the prophet, saying: |
| העת לכם אתם לשבת בבתיכם ספונים והבית הזה חרב׃ | ד | 4 | 'Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your cieled houses, while this house lieth waste? |
| ועתה כה אמר יהוה צבאות שימו לבבכם על־דרכיכם׃ | ה | 5 | Now therefore thus saith Yehovah of hosts: Consider your ways. |
| זרעתם הרבה והבא מעט אכול ואין־לשבעה שתו ואין־לשכרה לבוש ואין־לחם לו והמשתכר משתכר אל־צרור נקוב׃ פ | ו | 6 | Ye have sown much, and brought in little, ye eat, but ye have not enough, ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink, ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages for a bag with holes. {P} |
| כה אמר יהוה צבאות שימו לבבכם על־דרכיכם׃ | ז | 7 | Thus saith Yehovah of hosts: Consider your ways. |
| עלו ההר והבאתם עץ ובנו הבית וארצה־בו ואכבדה ואכבד אמר יהוה׃ | ח | 8 | Go up to the hill-country, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith Yehovah. |
| פנה אל־הרבה והנה למעט והבאתם הבית ונפחתי בו יען מה נאם יהוה צבאות יען ביתי אשר־הוא חרב ואתם רצים איש לביתו׃ | ט | 9 | Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith Yehovah of hosts. Because of My house that lieth waste, while ye run every man for his own house. |
על־כן עליכם כלאו שמים   מטל והארץ כלאה יבולה׃
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י | 10 | Therefore over you the heaven hath kept back, so that there is no dew, and the earth hath kept back her produce. |
| ואקרא חרב על־הארץ ועל־ההרים ועל־הדגן ועל־התירוש ועל־היצהר ועל אשר תוציא האדמה ועל־האדם ועל־הבהמה ועל כל־יגיע כפים׃ ס | יא | 11 | And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.' {S} |
| וישמע זרבבל ׀ בן־שלתיאל ויהושע בן־יהוצדק הכהן הגדול וכל ׀ שארית העם בקול יהוה אלהיהם ועל־דברי חגי הנביא כאשר שלחו יהוה אלהיהם וייראו העם מפני יהוה׃ | יב | 12 | Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, hearkened unto the voice of Yehovah their God, and unto the words of Haggai the prophet, as Yehovah their God had sent him; and the people did fear before Yehovah. |
| ויאמר חגי מלאך יהוה במלאכות יהוה לעם לאמר אני אתכם נאם־יהוה׃ | יג | 13 | Then spoke Haggai Yehovah's messenger in Yehovah's message unto the people, saying: 'I am with you, saith Yehovah.' |
| ויער יהוה את־רוח זרבבל בן־שלתיאל פחת יהודה ואת־רוח יהושע בן־יהוצדק הכהן הגדול ואת־רוח כל שארית העם ויבאו ויעשו מלאכה בבית־יהוה צבאות אלהיהם׃ פ | יד | 14 | And Yehovah stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of Yehovah of hosts, their God, {P} |
| ביום עשרים וארבעה לחדש בששי בשנת שתים לדריוש המלך׃ | יה | 15 | in the four and twentieth day of the month, in the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king. |
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Groves Center Legend For Leningrad Codex Notes |
| Q | Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L. |
| k | We read one or more consonants in L differently from BHS. |
| n | Marks an anomalous form. |
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| בשביעי בעשרים ואחד לחדש היה דבר־יהוה ביד־חגי הנביא לאמר׃ | א | 1 | In the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of Yehovah by Haggai the prophet, saying: |
| אמר־נא אל־זרבבל בן־שלתיאל פחת יהודה ואל־יהושע בן־יהוצדק הכהן הגדול ואל־שארית העם לאמר׃ | ב | 2 | 'Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying: |
| מי בכם הנשאר אשר ראה את־הבית הזה בכבודו הראשון ומה אתם ראים אתו עתה הלוא כמהו כאין בעיניכם׃ | ג | 3 | Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? and how do ye see it now? is not such a one as nothing in your eyes? |
| ועתה חזק זרבבל ׀ נאם־יהוה וחזק יהושע בן־יהוצדק הכהן הגדול וחזק כל־עם הארץ נאם־יהוה ועשו כי־אני אתכם נאם יהוה צבאות׃ | ד | 4 | Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith Yehovah; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith Yehovah, and work; for I am with you, saith Yehovah of hosts. |
| את־הדבר אשר־כרתי אתכם בצאתכם ממצרים ורוחי עמדת בתוככם אל־תיראו׃ ס | ה | 5 | The word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt have I established, and My spirit abideth among you; fear ye not. {S} |
| כי כה אמר יהוה צבאות עוד אחת מעט היא ואני מרעיש את־השמים ואת־הארץ ואת־הים ואת־החרבה׃ | ו | 6 | For thus saith Yehovah of hosts: Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land; |
| והרעשתי את־כל־הגוים ובאו חמדת כל־הגוים ומלאתי את־הבית הזה כבוד אמר יהוה צבאות׃ | ז | 7 | and I will shake all nations, and the choicest things of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with glory, saith Yehovah of hosts. |
| לי הכסף ולי הזהב נאם יהוה צבאות׃ | ח | 8 | Mine is the silver, and Mine the gold, saith Yehovah of hosts. |
| גדול יהיה כבוד הבית הזה האחרון מן־הראשון אמר יהוה צבאות ובמקום הזה אתן שלום נאם יהוה צבאות׃ פ | ט | 9 | The glory of this latter house shall be greater than that of the former, saith Yehovah of hosts; and in this place will I give peace, saith Yehovah of hosts.' {P} |
| בעשרים וארבעה לתשיעי בשנת שתים לדריוש היה דבר־יהוה אל־חגי הנביא לאמר׃ | י | 10 | In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Yehovah by Haggai the prophet, saying: |
| כה אמר יהוה צבאות שאל־נא את־הכהנים תורה לאמר׃ | יא | 11 | 'Thus saith Yehovah of hosts: Ask now the priests for instruction, saying: |
| הן ׀ ישא־איש בשר־קדש בכנף בגדו ונגע בכנפו אל־הלחם ואל־הנזיד ואל־היין ואל־שמן ואל־כל־מאכל היקדש ויענו הכהנים ויאמרו לא׃ | יב | 12 | If one bear hallowed flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any food, shall it be holy?' And the priests answered and said: 'No.' |
| ויאמר חגי אם־יגע טמא־נפש בכל־אלה היטמא ויענו הכהנים ויאמרו יטמא׃ | יג | 13 | Then said Haggai: 'If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean?' And the priests answered and said: 'It shall be unclean.' |
| ויען חגי ויאמר כן העם־הזה וכן־הגוי הזה לפני נאם־יהוה וכן כל־מעשה ידיהם ואשר יקריבו שם טמא הוא׃ | יד | 14 | Then answered Haggai, and said: 'So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith Yehovah; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean. |
| ועתה שימו־נא לבבכם מן־היום הזה ומעלה מטרם שום־אבן אל־אבן בהיכל יהוה׃ | יה | 15 | And now, I pray you, consider from this day and forward--before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of Yehovah, |
| מהיותם בא אל־ערמת עשרים והיתה עשרה בא אל־היקב לחשף חמשים פורה והיתה עשרים׃ | יו | 16 | through all that time, when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were but ten; when one came to the winevat to draw out fifty press-measures, there were but twenty; |
| הכיתי אתכם בשדפון ובירקון ובברד את כל־מעשה ידיכם ואין־אתכם אלי נאם־יהוה׃ | יז | 17 | I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the work of your hands; yet ye turned not to Me, saith Yehovah-- |
| שימו־נא לבבכם מן־היום הזה ומעלה מיום עשרים וארבעה לתשיעי למן־היום אשר־יסד היכל־יהוה שימו לבבכם׃ | יח | 18 | consider, I pray you, from this day and forward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of Yehovah's temple was laid, consider it; |
| העוד הזרע במגורה ועד־הגפן והתאנה והרמון ועץ הזית לא נשא מן־היום הזה אברך׃ ס | יט | 19 | is the seed yet in the barn? yea, the vine, and the fig-tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive-tree hath not brought forth--from this day will I bless you.' {S} |
| ויהי דבר־יהוה ׀ שנית אל־חגי בעשרים וארבעה לחדש לאמר׃ | כ | 20 | And the word of Yehovah came the second time unto Haggai in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying: |
| אמר אל־זרבבל פחת־יהודה לאמר אני מרעיש את־השמים ואת־הארץ׃ | כא | 21 | 'Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying: I will shake the heavens and the earth; |
| והפכתי כסא ממלכות והשמדתי חזק ממלכות הגוים והפכתי מרכבה ורכביה וירדו סוסים ורכביהם איש בחרב אחיו׃ | כב | 22 | and I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother. |
| ביום ההוא נאם־יהוה צבאות אקחך זרבבל בן־שאלתיאל עבדי נאם־יהוה ושמתיך כחותם כי־בך בחרתי נאם יהוה צבאות׃ | כג | 23 | In that day, saith Yehovah of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, My servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith Yehovah, and will make thee as a signet; for I have chosen thee, saith Yehovah of hosts.' {P} |
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Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) :
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Leningrad Codex Based Tanakh (aka Hebrew Scriptures) derived from:
"Electronic" Leningrad Codex obtained from www.tanach.us Source for the Westminster Leningrad Codex (WLC) — Groves Center: Maintained by the J.Alan Groves Center For Advanced Biblical Research. (WLC) Unicode Conversion to Hebrew Font Encoding For Web Pages: Written In C++ Programming Language By Robert M. Pill Copyright © 2005–2023 By Robert M. Pill, All Rights Reserved. |
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QERE
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KETIV
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Qere and Ketiv, from the Aramaic qere or q're, קְרֵי ("[what is] read") and ketiv, or ketib, kethib, kethibh, kethiv, כְּתִיב ("[what is] written"), also known as "keri uchesiv" or "keri uchetiv," refers to a system for marking differences between what is written in the consonantal text of the Hebrew Bible, as preserved by scribal tradition, and what is read. In such situations, the Qere is the technical orthographic device used to indicate the pronunciation of the words in the Masoretic text of the Hebrew language scriptures (Tanakh), while the Ketiv indicates their written form, as inherited from tradition. SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qere_and_Ketiv |
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Q. What is the Qere and Ketiv and how does it relate to the Masoretes? ( see: http://jbtc.org/v08/Graves2003.html ) For PDF Of Above Link Click This Line! A. Qere and Ketiv are orthographic devices that were used by the Masoretes, i.e., Jewish scribes from the 6-10th centuries. Qere means, "what is read," and ketiv means, "what is written". It is found in existing Masoretic manuscripts dating to the 9th and 10th centuries, CE. There are several forms of Qere / Ketiv, including: ordinary, vowel, omitted, added, euphemistic, split, and qere perpetuum. The ketiv that is most relevant is the vowel qere. In this case, the consonants are unchanged, but different vowel signs are added and only the qere, i.e., what is read, is vocalized. ... |
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| I Challenge The Rabbinic QERE–KETIV System! |
| In January 2022, beginning with the "Accented" (Full Trop and Vowels), rendering I chose to repair defects in the html encodings which occurred with my mechanical conversion of the unicode multi-wide encoding from http://tanach.us. I also decided to rearrange the Qere–Ketiv "system" with what I consider was the Masoretic intent in the first place! |
| The New KETIV–qere Hebrew Rendering (ACCENTS)! | Thus, this current version uses the Ketiv, what is written, as the predominant rendering, while making the Qere, what the "rabbis" have commanded as Must Be Read instead, to be a minimalist secondary format (much as rabbis appear to have intended the Ketiv to be!). |
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One of the reasons I decided to take on this new rendering effort is that in
my efforts to understand the nature of the rabbinic
Qere–Ketiv system
I have not truly found a satisfactory explanation of why the
"Qere" should always
take precedence over the
"Ketiv" in reading the Tanakh.
In fact, as I understand it, rabbinic "scribes", in examining the actual Aleppo and Leningrad Codices, appear to have taken upon themselves to adding the consonant only Qere in the margins upon the original manuscripts, where, in their "infinite wisdom" they have presumed themselves to be the greater authority! Moreover, as rabbinic sources seem to indicate that the "Ketiv" should never be uttered, I have found instances, such as in Exodus 21:8, where I believe the "Qere" is blatantly INCORRECT — and that the "Ketiv" should be the preferred "reading", as if the Masoretes actually knew what they were doing all along! In my own regular reading (Stone Edition Tanakh, Koren Publications Tanakh), my preference has been to read the "Ketiv" (what is written) and pretty much minimize the "Qere"! This is not easy to do because the predominant Qere is rendered as if it is the normative form, and the Ketiv follows, typically within brackets, as if it is the offensive variant (Stone Edition Tanakh)! In the Koren Publications Tanakh, the "Ketiv" is what is rendered in the margin, while the "Qere" is found in the regular text! Obviously, normal reading will typically ignore what the Masoretes wrote, the "Ketiv"! As of January, 2022, and going forward, I intend to render the rabbinic additions of Qere in their current KETIV–qere form found in the accented version. I consider this as to convey the intent of the Masoretes. However, I acknowledge that rabbis (talmudists) have expended much effort to obscure the written Torah as part of their regular practice; as they appear, to me, to view themselves collectively as אֱלֹהִ֔ים Elohim. That is, I believe that those talmudists (rabbis), consider themselves collectively to be God!!! They certainly demand that their edicts (tachanot) are followed as if they are divinely inspired law! If you find this of interest, please view the page on KETIV–QERE Variants |
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English Scripture Passages From:
"The Holy Scriptures Tanakh 1917 edition According To The Masoretic Text (JPS 1917 Edition)" |
| The Jewish Publication Society of America "The Holy Scriptures According To The Masoretic Text (JPS 1917)" is in the public domain, and may be freely copied. |
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Notable Modifications
To The JPS 1917 Based English Scripture In The-Iconoclast.org's Hebrew–English Tanakh: |
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THE TEN COMMANDMENTS!
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In The-Iconoclast.org Modified Version Of the JPS 1917 Text,
The Verse numbering has been altered to match the corresponding verses in
the original Hebrew Scriptures
of the actual Leningrad Codex for "The Ten Commandments"
in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5!
For More Information Regarding 'The Ten Commandments', See the Page, Comparing The Ten Commandments Exodus 20 & Deuteronomy 5 In The Leningrad Codex |
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The Name
יְהֹוָה
Yehovah
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"Yehovah", The Name Of G-d In The Hebrew Scripures ('YHVH':
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'Yud',
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'He',
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'Vav',
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'He', aka Tetragamaton)
Is Used Instead of "LORD" (note: ALL CAPITAL LETTERS)
As Found In The Original JPS 1917 Tanakh.
For More Information Regarding 'The Name', See the Page, The Name יְהֹוָה [Yehovah] In The Aleppo And Leningrad Codices. In Converting "LORD" to "Yehovah", I Counted A Total Of 5,553 Occurrences In The JPS 1917 Tanakh! |
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הָאָדֹ֥ן ׀ יְהוָֽה
ha Adon Yehovah
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| The Hebrew Phrase הָאָדֹ֥ן ׀ יְהוָֽה Occurs In Only Two Places, In Exodus 23:17 and 34:23. In Those Cases, I Have Changed The Translation Wording From "Lord GOD" To "Lord GOD [ha Adon Yehovah]". |
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אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהֹוִֽה
Adonai Yehovi
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Typically Translated As "Lord GOD", It Is A Much Less Common Form Of The Divine Name,
יְהֹוָה
[Yehovah].
This Form אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהֹוִֽה Is, Nevertheless, Quite Important In Understanding Pronounciation For The Divine Name, Especially Since The Hebrew Form For It Has NOT Undergone The Intense Scrutiny Of rabbinic Censorship As Has "Yehovah". Accordingly, The Hebrew Text For This Form Of 'The Name' Typically HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED In Jewish Publications That Actually Keep The Vowel Pointers From The Masoretic Text! In Converting "Lord GOD" to "Lord GOD [Adonai Yehovi]", I Counted A Total Of 284 Occurrences In The JPS 1917 Tanakh. Of All Of Its Occurrences, The Fully Voweled Form Of The Hebrew אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהֹוִֽה Appears 31 Times, And The Non–Fully Voweled Form אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה (The Same Hebrew Letters, Minus Just The One 'Oh' Sounding Character, "The Holem", Which Follows The First 'He' In ( י 'Yud', ה 'He', ו 'Vav', ה 'He' ), Make Up All Other Occurrences. |
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תורה
Torah
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The Word "Law" (Capital and lower case), As Found In The JPS 1917,
Has Been Changed To "Torah" Where The Base Hebrew Letters
תורה
Correspond To The Matching Verse In The Leningrad Codex (Masoretic Text)!
In Converting "Law" to "Torah", I Counted A Total Of 223 Occurrences In The JPS 1917 Tanakh! |
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Yerushalam, Yerush'lem and Yerushalayim
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יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
"Yerushalam"
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| The Word "Jerusalem" (the name of capital city in ancient Israel), As Found In The JPS 1917, Has Been Changed To Its Transliterated Equivalent, "Yerushalam" (note the 'am' ending), In All Places Where It Corresponds To [ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם ] In The Hebrew Text. |
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יְרוּשְׁלֶֽם
"Yerush'lem"
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| A Rare, Second Transliterated Form, "Yerush'lem" (note the 'em' ending), Has Been Changed From "Jerusalem" Where The Hebrew Letters Spell Out The Aramaic Form [ יְרוּשְׁלֶֽם ] Found In Aramaic Parts Of Daniel And Ezra. |
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ירוּשָׁלַ֙יִם֙
"Yerushalayim"
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The Extremely Rare, Third Transliterated Form, "Yerushalayim"
(note the 'ayim' ending), Has Been Changed From The JPS 1917 "Jerusalem"
To Correspond To The Hebrew [
ירוּשָׁלַ֙יִם֙
]. Noteworthy Is That This Rarest Form Appears In Only Four (4) Places In The Entire Hebrew Scriptures, Yet, It Is The Most Common Pronunciation For The Name Of The Ancient City! Its Four (Out Of Over 600) Appearances Are: 1) Jeremiah 26:18, 2) Esther 2:6, 3) I Chronicles 3:5, and 4) II Chronicles 25:1. In Converting "Jerusalem" To Its Transliterated Equivalents, I Counted A Total Of 625 Occurrences In The JPS 1917 Tanakh! |
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