It was said that Lancelot Andrewes knew Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldee, Syriac, Arabic, and 15 modern languages. |
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He was dismayed to find, in doing the latter, that translators to the various languages had repeated errors made by the Greek translators of the Hebrew or Chaldee text. |
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We are looking for an answer that will be easily verified by the international reader without the need to be an expert in Hebrew, Greek or Chaldee. |
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For many years he read the Old Testament in Hebrew and Chaldee and the New Testament in Greek, so as to arrive at their meaning from ancient writers themselves alone. |
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The Hebrew language is the language of the Hebrew nation, and that in which the Old Testament is written, with the exception of a few portions in Chaldee. |
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Every one who is acquainted with the rudiments of the Hebrew and Chaldee languages, must know that God, in the holy Writings, very often spoke of Himself in the plural. |
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In the preface the translators acknowledge consulting translations and commentaries in Chaldee, Hebrew, Syrian, Greek, Latin, Spanish, French, Italian, and German. |
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