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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. Thus far, more than 350 comments have been issued. (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 below.
jps.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/JPS-TANAKH-Gender-Sensitive-Preface.pdf
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Commentary on Translation Choices in the JPS Tanakh (RJPS)
David E. S. Stein1944 ViewsDecember 5, 2023
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On the noun אִישׁ in Genesis 19:9
Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
David E. S. Stein1658 ViewsOctober 31, 2023
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Nehemiah 6:11 - On the noun אִישׁ
Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
David E. S. Stein425 ViewsApril 19, 2025
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Nehemiah 5:13 - On the noun אִישׁ
Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
David E. S. Stein451 ViewsApril 19, 2025
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Nehemiah 3:2 - On the noun אֲנָשִׁים
Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
David E. S. Stein433 ViewsApril 19, 2025
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Leviticus 18:23 - On the noun אִשָּׁה
Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
David E. S. Stein1180 ViewsApril 28, 2024
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Leviticus 18:6 - On the noun אִישׁ
Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
David E. S. Stein1175 ViewsApril 28, 2024
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On the “epiphany” in Genesis 12:7
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.
David E. S. Stein1932 ViewsOctober 23, 2023
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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.
David E. S. Stein1659 ViewsApril 27, 2024
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Isaiah 66:13 - On the noun אִישׁ
Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
David E. S. Stein2225 ViewsJanuary 6, 2024
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Esther 7:8 - On what gets Haman killed
Explaining the RJPS rendering.
David E. S. Stein1173 ViewsMarch 24, 2024
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1 Kings 2:2 - On the noun אִישׁ
Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
David E. S. Stein2333 ViewsDecember 30, 2023
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Deuteronomy 29:9 - On the noun אִישׁ
Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
David E. S. Stein1309 ViewsSeptember 22, 2024
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1 Kings 8:2 - On the noun אִישׁ
Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
David E. S. Stein1125 ViewsDecember 8, 2024
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Leviticus 13:44 - On the noun אִישׁ
Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
David E. S. Stein644 ViewsApril 6, 2024
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Exodus 16:16 - On the noun אִישׁ
Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
David E. S. Stein322 ViewsOctober 5, 2025
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Exodus 12:44 - On the noun אִישׁ
Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
David E. S. Stein1313 ViewsJanuary 13, 2024
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On the noun אִישׁ (and אִשָּׁה) in Genesis 7:2
Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
David E. S. Stein2833 ViewsOctober 14, 2023
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Leviticus 7:8 - On the noun אִישׁ
Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
David E. S. Stein878 ViewsApril 6, 2024
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On the noun אִישׁ in 1 Samuel 9:9
Entry in a commentary on the noun אִישׁ in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible)
David E. S. Stein1349 ViewsAugust 31, 2023
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