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A commentary in progress, on many of the phrases that differ in the RJPS translation (a/k/a THE JPS TANAKH: Gender-Sensitive Edition, 2023) compared to its base translation, NJPS (a/k/a TANAKH, 1962, 1967, 1985, 1999), including its footnotes. This is an edited version of working notes created during the preparation of RJPS. Now that its Torah section has been published (Oct. 2, 2023), my goal is to “publish” a few notes at a time, staying just ahead of the weekly Torah portion. (Disclaimer: The scholarly views expressed in these comments are mine alone; I do not speak for The Jewish Publication Society or its staff.) For the book’s preface, see
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*** TABLE OF CONTENTS ***Commentary on Translation Choices in the JPS Tanakh (RJPS)
Leviticus 19:16 - On “fellow/neighbor”Explaining the RJPS rendering and footnote.
Leviticus 19:13 - On “fellow/neighbor”Explaining the RJPS rendering and footnote.
Leviticus 19:18 - On “fellow/neighbor”Explaining the RJPS rendering and footnote.
Leviticus 20:9 - On the noun אִישׁEntry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
Leviticus 17:3 - On the noun אִישׁEntry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
Leviticus 20:2 - On the noun אִישׁEntry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
Leviticus 18:23 - On the noun אִשָּׁהEntry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
Leviticus 18:6 - On the noun אִישׁEntry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
Exodus 36:4 - On the noun אִישׁEntry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
Leviticus 16:21 - On the noun אִישׁEntry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
Leviticus 16:2 - On the “epiphany”Explaining how the RJPS translation’s alternative renderings construe a manifestation by God when it is depicted via the verb ראה with a Niphal stem.
Leviticus 7:8 - On the noun אִישׁEntry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
Leviticus 13:44 - On the noun אִישׁEntry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
On the “epiphany” in Genesis 12:7Explaining how the RJPS translation’s alternative renderings construe a manifestation by God when it is depicted via the verb ראה with a Niphal stem.
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1 Kings 2:2 - On the noun אִישׁEntry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
On the noun אִישׁ (and אִשָּׁה ) in Genesis 7:2Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
On the noun אִשָּׁה in 2 Samuel 20:16Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
On the noun אִשָּׁה in 2 Samuel 14:2Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
Leviticus 15:33 - On menstruationExplaining the RJPS rendering.
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