05-20-2013, 01:11 AM
I thought I should share an error in Hebrew Masoretic Text.
Psalms 104:3 (1917 JPS Tanakh translation of Hebrew Masoretic Text) - "Who layest the beams of Thine upper chambers in the waters, Who makest the clouds Thy chariot, Who walkest upon the wings of the wind;"
It says God makes the clouds his chariot. God travels on his chariots above the clouds. The clouds are not his chariots. For Example, 2 Kings 2:11-12, 2 Kings 6:17. Since Lamsa's translation of Peshitta Tanakh has influences from KJV, this error also ended up in his translation of this verse.
Let's look at Peshitta Tanakh translation from Bauscher.
Psalms 104:3 (Bauscher's translation of Peshitta Tanakh) - He makes his lofty dwellings in the waters and sets his chariot above the clouds and walks upon the wings of the wind.
So we see that this error in Masoretic Text is cleared by Peshita Tanakh. I would say Bauscher's translation is alright. Not great.
Psalms 104:3 (1917 JPS Tanakh translation of Hebrew Masoretic Text) - "Who layest the beams of Thine upper chambers in the waters, Who makest the clouds Thy chariot, Who walkest upon the wings of the wind;"
It says God makes the clouds his chariot. God travels on his chariots above the clouds. The clouds are not his chariots. For Example, 2 Kings 2:11-12, 2 Kings 6:17. Since Lamsa's translation of Peshitta Tanakh has influences from KJV, this error also ended up in his translation of this verse.
Let's look at Peshitta Tanakh translation from Bauscher.
Psalms 104:3 (Bauscher's translation of Peshitta Tanakh) - He makes his lofty dwellings in the waters and sets his chariot above the clouds and walks upon the wings of the wind.
So we see that this error in Masoretic Text is cleared by Peshita Tanakh. I would say Bauscher's translation is alright. Not great.