11-05-2003, 09:13 AM
If anyone knows of this it would be brilliant. An interlinear Peshitta OT would be great for my personal studies. Unfortunately not many people here seem to be interested in the Peshitta OT even though Yishoo quotes from it many times. I think the importance of the Peshitta Tanakh is underrated, seeing as it is most likely a translation from an earlier version in the Hebrew [cross-over] dialect and not just merely from the fairly recent Masoretic Text.
The KJV uses the Masoretic text as far as I know. Hence it absurdly uses 'elohim' which, whether anyone likes or not, means 'gods'. Hence 'In the beginning gods created the heavens and the earth' is what it really reads. Masoretic defenders explain this away by saying 'this is a plural of respect' and these other unacceptable explanations. Fact is, the Peshitta Tanakh uses Alha in the singular which is the sensible word to use. Even the Septuagint uses the singular. That being said I think it is interesting to study the Masoretic text alongside the Peshitta Tanakh and make comparisons between them.
The KJV uses the Masoretic text as far as I know. Hence it absurdly uses 'elohim' which, whether anyone likes or not, means 'gods'. Hence 'In the beginning gods created the heavens and the earth' is what it really reads. Masoretic defenders explain this away by saying 'this is a plural of respect' and these other unacceptable explanations. Fact is, the Peshitta Tanakh uses Alha in the singular which is the sensible word to use. Even the Septuagint uses the singular. That being said I think it is interesting to study the Masoretic text alongside the Peshitta Tanakh and make comparisons between them.
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