Isaiah 53:10-12, Part 6

This is a continuation of a consideration of the differences between the Masoretic text and the Septuagint, a translation of the Hebrew before Israel rejected Jesus as Messiah.  The final clause of the first verse under consideration follows: Masoretic Text Septuagint...

Isaiah 53:10-12, Part 5

This is a continuation of a consideration of the differences between the Masoretic text and the Septuagint, a Greek translation of the Hebrew before Israel rejected Jesus as Messiah.  The final clause of the first verse under consideration follows: Masoretic Text...

Isaiah 53:10-12, Part 4

This is a continuation of a consideration of the differences between the Masoretic text and the Septuagint.  My working assumption is that the Masoretic text is a revision of the Hebrew scriptures made in accordance with Jewish tradition and that the Septuagint is a...

Isaiah 53:10-12, Part 3

English translations of the final clause of the first verse under consideration follow: Masoretic Text Septuagint Isaiah 53:10d (Tanakh) Table Isaiah 53:10d (NET) Isaiah 53:10d (NETS) Isaiah 53:11a (Elpenor English) and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his...

Isaiah 53:10-12, Part 2

To add נַפְשׁ֔וֹ (nephesh), translated his soul (Tanakh, KJV) or his life (NET note 28), to my consideration I must include the next clause as well. Masoretic Text Septuagint Isaiah 53:10bc (Tanakh) Table Isaiah 53:10bc (NET) Isaiah 53:10bc (NETS) Isaiah 53:10bc...

Isaiah 53:10-12, Part 1

This study originated in another essay: “I plan to look at all the differences between the Masoretic text and the Septuagint here.”  (My take on Isaiah 53:10a can be found there.)  I decided to give Isaiah 53:10-12 its own thread when I felt rushed and unwilling to...