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Tanakh
Book of Malachi, Chapter: 1 2 3

Malachi

Chapter 1

משא דבר־יהוה אל־ישראל ביד מלאכי׃	א	1	The burden of the word of Yehovah to Israel by Malachi.
אהבתי אתכם אמר יהוה ואמרתם במה אהבתנו הלוא־אח עשו ליעקב נאם־יהוה ואהב את־יעקב׃	ב	2	I have loved you, saith Yehovah. Yet ye say: 'Wherein hast Thou loved us?' Was not Esau Jacob's brother? saith Yehovah; yet I loved Jacob;
ואת־עשו שנאתי ואשים את־הריו שממה ואת־נחלתו לתנות מדבר׃	ג	3	But Esau I hated, and made his mountains a desolation, and gave his heritage to the jackals of the wilderness.
כי־תאמר אדום רששנו ונשוב ונבנה חרבות כה אמר יהוה צבאות המה יבנו ואני אהרוס וקראו להם גבול רשעה והעם אשר־זעם יהוה עד־עולם׃	ד	4	Whereas Edom saith: 'We are beaten down, but we will return and build the waste places'; thus saith Yehovah of hosts: They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall be called the border of wickedness, and the people whom Yehovah execrateth for ever.
ועיניכם תראינה ואתם תאמרו יגדל יהוה מעל לגבול ישראל׃	ה	5	And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say: 'Yehovah is great beyond the border of Israel.'
בן יכבד אב ועבד אדניו ואם־אב אני איה כבודי ואם־אדונים אני איה מוראי אמר ׀ יהוה צבאות לכם הכהנים בוזי שמי ואמרתם במה בזינו את־שמך׃	ו	6	A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master; if then I be a father, where is My honour? and if I be a master, where is My fear? saith Yehovah of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise My name. And ye say: 'Wherein have we despised Thy name?'
מגישים על־מזבחי לחם מגאל ואמרתם במה גאלנוך באמרכם שלחן יהוה נבזה הוא׃	ז	7	Ye offer polluted bread upon Mine altar. And ye say: 'Wherein have we polluted thee?' In that ye say: 'The table of Yehovah is contemptible.'
וכי־תגשון עור לזבח אין רע וכי תגישו פסח וחלה אין רע הקריבהו נא לפחתך הירצך או הישא פניך אמר יהוה צבאות׃	ח	8	And when ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it no evil! And when ye offer the lame and sick, is it no evil! Present it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee? or will he accept thy person? saith Yehovah of hosts.
ועתה חלו־נא פני־אל ויחננו מידכם היתה זאת הישא מכם פנים אמר יהוה צבאות׃	ט	9	And now, I pray you, entreat the favour of God that He may be gracious unto us!--this hath been of your doing.--will He accept any of your persons? saith Yehovah of hosts.
מי גם־בכם ויסגר דלתים ולא־תאירו מזבחי חנם אין־לי חפץ בכם אמר יהוה צבאות ומנחה לא־ארצה מידכם׃	י	10	Oh that there were even one among you that would shut the doors, that ye might not kindle fire on Mine altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, saith Yehovah of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand.
כי ממזרח־שמש ועד־מבואו גדול שמי בגוים ובכל־מקום מקטר מגש לשמי ומנחה טהורה כי־גדול שמי בגוים אמר יהוה צבאות׃	יא	11	For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same My name is great among the nations; and in every place offerings are presented unto My name, even pure oblations; for My name is great among the nations, saith Yehovah of hosts.
ואתם מחללים אותו באמרכם שלחן אדני מגאל הוא וניבו נבזה אכלו׃	יב	12	But ye profane it, in that ye say: 'The table of Yehovah is polluted, and the fruit thereof, even the food thereof, is contemptible.'
ואמרתם הנה מתלאה והפחתם אותו אמר יהוה צבאות והבאתם גזול ואת־הפסח ואת־החולה והבאתם את־המנחה הארצה אותה מידכם אמר יהוה׃ ס	יג	13	Ye say also: 'Behold, what a weariness is it!' and ye have snuffed at it, saith Yehovah of hosts; and ye have brought that which was taken by violence, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye bring the offering; should I accept this of your hand? saith Yehovah. {S}
וארור נוכל ויש בעדרו זכר ונדר וזבח משחת לאדני כי מלך גדול אני אמר יהוה צבאות ושמי נורא בגוים׃	יד	14	But cursed be he that dealeth craftily, whereas he hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King, saith Yehovah of hosts, and My name is feared among the nations.

Groves Center Legend For Leningrad Codex Notes

Q	Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.
U	We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.
n	Marks an anomalous form.
p	We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

Chapter 2

ועתה אליכם המצוה הזאת הכהנים׃	א	1	And now, this commandment is for you, O ye priests.
אם־לא תשמעו ואם־לא תשימו על־לב לתת כבוד לשמי אמר יהוה צבאות ושלחתי בכם את־המארה וארותי את־ברכותיכם וגם ארותיה כי אינכם שמים על־לב׃	ב	2	If ye will not hearken, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto My name, saith Yehovah of hosts, then will I send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yea, I curse them, because ye do not lay it to heart.
הנני גער לכם את־הזרע וזריתי פרש על־פניכם פרש חגיכם ונשא אתכם אליו׃	ג	3	Behold, I will rebuke the seed for your hurt, and will spread dung upon your faces, even the dung of your sacrifices; and ye shall be taken away unto it.
וידעתם כי שלחתי אליכם את המצוה הזאת להיות בריתי את־לוי אמר יהוה צבאות׃	ד	4	Know then that I have sent this commandment unto you, that My covenant might be with Levi, saith Yehovah of hosts.
בריתי ׀ היתה אתו החיים והשלום ואתנם־לו מורא וייראני ומפני שמי נחת הוא׃	ה	5	My covenant was with him of life and peace, and I gave them to him, and of fear, and he feared Me, and was afraid of My name.
תורת אמת היתה בפיהו ועולה לא־נמצא בשפתיו בשלום ובמישור הלך אתי ורבים השיב מעון׃	ו	6	The Torah of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips; he walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and did turn many away from iniquity.
כי־שפתי כהן ישמרו־דעת ותורה יבקשו מפיהו כי מלאך יהוה־צבאות הוא׃	ז	7	For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the Torah at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yehovah of hosts.
ואתם סרתם מן־הדרך הכשלתם רבים בתורה שחתם ברית הלוי אמר יהוה צבאות׃	ח	8	But ye are turned aside out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble in the Torah; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith Yehovah of hosts.
וגם־אני נתתי אתכם נבזים ושפלים לכל־העם כפי אשר אינכם שמרים את־דרכי ונשאים פנים בתורה׃ פ	ט	9	Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept My ways, but have had respect of persons in the Torah. {P}
הלוא אב אחד לכלנו הלוא אל אחד בראנו מדוע נבגד איש באחיו לחלל ברית אבתינו׃	י	10	Have we not all one father? Hath not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers?
בגדה יהודה ותועבה נעשתה בישראל ובירושלם כי ׀ חלל יהודה קדש יהוה אשר אהב ובעל בת־אל נכר׃	יא	11	Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Yerushalam; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of Yehovah which He loveth, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
יכרת יהוה לאיש אשר יעשנה ער וענה מאהלי יעקב ומגיש מנחה ליהוה צבאות׃ פ	יב	12	May Yehovah cut off to the man that doeth this, him that calleth and him that answereth out of the tents of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto Yehovah of hosts. {P}
וזאת שנית תעשו כסות דמעה את־מזבח יהוה בכי ואנקה מאין עוד פנות אל־המנחה ולקחת רצון מידכם׃	יג	13	And this further ye do: ye cover the altar of Yehovah with tears, with weeping, and with sighing, insomuch that He regardeth not the offering any more, neither receiveth it with good will at your hand.
ואמרתם על־מה על כי־יהוה העיד בינך ובין ׀ אשת נעוריך אשר אתה בגדתה בה והיא חברתך ואשת בריתך׃	יד	14	Yet ye say: 'Wherefore?' Because Yehovah hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously, though she is thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.
ולא־אחד עשה ושאר רוח לו ומה האחד מבקש זרע אלהים ונשמרתם ברוחכם ובאשת נעוריך אל־יבגד׃	יה	15	And not one hath done so who had exuberance of spirit! For what seeketh the one? a seed given of God. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth.
כי־שנא שלח אמר יהוה אלהי ישראל וכסה חמס על־לבושו אמר יהוה צבאות ונשמרתם ברוחכם ולא תבגדו׃ ס	יו	16	For I hate putting away, saith Yehovah, the God of Israel, and him that covereth his garment with violence, saith Yehovah of hosts; therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. {P}
הוגעתם יהוה בדבריכם ואמרתם במה הוגענו באמרכם כל־עשה רע טוב ׀ בעיני יהוה ובהם הוא חפץ או איה אלהי המשפט׃	יז	17	Ye have wearied Yehovah with your words. Yet ye say: 'Wherein have we wearied Him?' In that ye say: 'Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of Yehovah, and He delighteth in them; or where is the God of justice?'

Chapter 3

הנני שלח מלאכי ופנה־דרך לפני ופתאם יבוא אל־היכלו האדון ׀ אשר־אתם מבקשים ומלאך הברית אשר־אתם חפצים הנה־בא אמר יהוה צבאות׃	א	1	Behold, I send My messenger, and he shall clear the way before Me; and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to His temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in, behold, he cometh, saith Yehovah of hosts.
ומי מכלכל את־יום בואו ומי העמד בהראותו כי־הוא כאש מצרף וכברית מכבסים׃	ב	2	But who may abide the day of his coming? And who shall stand when he appeareth? For he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap;
וישב מצרף ומטהר כסף וטהר את־בני־לוי וזקק אתם כזהב וככסף והיו ליהוה מגישי מנחה בצדקה׃	ג	3	And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver; and there shall be they that shall offer unto Yehovah offerings in righteousness.
וערבה ליהוה מנחת יהודה וירושלם כימי עולם וכשנים קדמניות׃	ד	4	Then shall the offering of Judah and Yerushalam be pleasant unto Yehovah, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.
וקרבתי אליכם למשפט והייתי ׀ עד ממהר במכשפים ובמנאפים ובנשבעים לשקר ובעשקי שכר־שכיר אלמנה ויתום ומטי־גר ולא יראוני אמר יהוה צבאות׃	ה	5	And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers; and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not Me, saith Yehovah of hosts.
כי אני יהוה לא שניתי ואתם בני־יעקב לא כליתם׃	ו	6	For I Yehovah change not; and ye, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
למימי אבתיכם סרתם מחקי ולא שמרתם שובו אלי ואשובה אליכם אמר יהוה צבאות ואמרתם במה נשוב׃	ז	7	From the days of your fathers ye have turned aside from Mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto Me, and I will return unto you, saith Yehovah of hosts. But ye say: 'Wherein shall we return?'
היקבע אדם אלהים כי אתם קבעים אתי ואמרתם במה קבענוך המעשר והתרומה׃	ח	8	Will a man rob God? Yet ye rob Me. But ye say: 'Wherein have we robbed Thee?' In tithes and heave-offerings.
במארה אתם נארים ואתי אתם קבעים הגוי כלו׃	ט	9	Ye are cursed with the curse, yet ye rob Me, even this whole nation.
הביאו את־כל־המעשר אל־בית האוצר ויהי טרף בביתי ובחנוני נא בזאת אמר יהוה צבאות אם־לא אפתח לכם את ארבות השמים והריקתי לכם ברכה עד־בלי־די׃	י	10	Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now herewith, saith Yehovah of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall be more than sufficiency.
וגערתי לכם באכל ולא־ישחת לכם את־פרי האדמה ולא־תשכל לכם הגפן בשדה אמר יהוה צבאות׃	יא	11	And I will rebuke the devourer for your good, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your land; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith Yehovah of hosts.
ואשרו אתכם כל־הגוים כי־תהיו אתם ארץ חפץ אמר יהוה צבאות׃ ס	יב	12	And all nations shall call you happy; for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith Yehovah of hosts. {P}
חזקו עלי דבריכם אמר יהוה ואמרתם מה־נדברנו עליך׃	יג	13	Your words have been all too strong against Me, saith Yehovah. Yet ye say: 'Wherein have we spoken against thee?'
אמרתם שוא עבד אלהים ומה־בצע כי שמרנו משמרתו וכי הלכנו קדרנית מפני יהוה צבאות׃	יד	14	Ye have said: 'It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we have kept His charge, and that we have walked mournfully because of Yehovah of hosts?
ועתה אנחנו מאשרים זדים גם־נבנו עשי רשעה גם בחנו אלהים וימלטו׃	יה	15	And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are built up; yea, they try God, and are delivered.'
אז נדברו יראי יהוה איש את־רעהו ויקשב יהוה וישמע ויכתב ספר זכרון לפניו ליראי יהוה ולחשבי שמו׃	יו	16	Then they that feared Yehovah spoke one with another; and Yehovah hearkened, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before Him, for them that feared Yehovah, and that thought upon His name.
והיו לי אמר יהוה צבאות ליום אשר אני עשה סגלה וחמלתי עליהם כאשר יחמל איש על־בנו העבד אתו׃	יז	17	And they shall be Mine, saith Yehovah of hosts, in the day that I do make, even Mine own treasure; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
ושבתם וראיתם בין צדיק לרשע בין עבד אלהים לאשר לא עבדו׃ ס	יח	18	Then shall ye again discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth Him not. {P}
כי־הנה היום בא בער כתנור והיו כל־זדים וכל־עשה רשעה קש ולהט אתם היום הבא אמר יהוה צבאות אשר לא־יעזב להם שרש וענף׃	יט	19	For, behold, the day cometh, it burneth as a furnace; and all the proud, and all that work wickedness, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall set them ablaze, saith Yehovah of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
וזרחה לכם יראי שמי שמש צדקה ומרפא בכנפיה ויצאתם ופשתם כעגלי מרבק׃	כ	20	But unto you that fear My name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings; and ye shall go forth, and gambol as calves of the stall.
ועסותם רשעים כי־יהיו אפר תחת כפות רגליכם ביום אשר אני עשה אמר יהוה צבאות׃ פ	כא	21	And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I do make, saith Yehovah of hosts. {P}
זכרו תורת משה עבדי אשר צויתי אותו בחרב על־כל־ישראל חקים ומשפטים׃	כב	22	Remember ye the Torah of Moses My servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, even statutes and ordinances.
הנה אנכי שלח לכם את אליה הנביא לפני בוא יום יהוה הגדול והנורא׃	כג	23	Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of Yehovah.
והשיב לב־אבות על־בנים ולב בנים על־אבותם פן־אבוא והכיתי את־הארץ חרם׃	כד	24	And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers; lest I come and smite the land with utter destruction. {P}

Tanakh
Book of Malachi, Chapter: 1 2 3

TRANSLATION / PUBLICATION NOTES:

Tanakh (Hebrew Scriptures) :

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
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QERE — KETIV
(What is Read —What is Written) :

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

Q. What is the Qere and Ketiv and how does it relate to the Masoretes?
( see: http://jbtc.org/v08/Graves2003.html )

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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. ...

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!).

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

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.

Notable Modifications
To The JPS 1917 Based English Scripture
In The-Iconoclast.org's Hebrew–English Tanakh:

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS!

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

The Name יְהֹוָה Yehovah

"Yehovah", The Name Of G-d In The Hebrew Scripures ('YHVH': י 'Yud', ה 'He', ו 'Vav', ה '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!

הָאָדֹ֥ן ׀ יְהוָֽה ha Adon Yehovah

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]".

אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהֹוִֽה Adonai Yehovi

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.

תורה Torah

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!

Yerushalam, Yerush'lem and Yerushalayim

יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם "Yerushalam"

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.

יְרוּשְׁלֶֽם "Yerush'lem"

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.

ירוּשָׁלַ֙יִם֙ "Yerushalayim"

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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