The Fifteen
Extraordinary
Points of the Sopherim.
Appendix 31
There are fifteen words which present an
abnormal appearance in the printed Hebrew Bibles. These are of the
utmost importance, as they represent the most ancient result of Textual
Criticism on the part of the Sopherim.
Ten of these words are in the Pentateuch, and five occur in the
Prophets and Hagiographa.
Some are without effect as to translation or interpretation; others
are more important, and will be noted in the passages where they occur.
The following is the list. (For further information see Dr. Ginsburg's
Introdution to the Hebrew Bible, pages 318-34):
Genesis 16:5. 18:9. 19:33,35. 33:4. 37:12. Numbers 3:39. 9:10. 21:30.
29:15. Deuteronomy 29:29. 2Samuel 19:29. Isaiah 44:9. Ezekiel 41:20.
46:22. Psalm 27:13.
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