Bible Question: What are the definitions of Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy? Thank you |
Bible Answer: mokeefe: "Levitcus" comes to us from the LXX (septuagint-the greek translation of the OT) and through the Vulgate (the latin translation). Literally it means "levitical," or the Levitical book. This is because the book features Aaron and the Levitical (Priestly) duties of his tribe, the Levites, under the OT Law. The Hebrew title to the book, like many other books, is the first phrase of the book, "and he called," ("Vayikra" or "Wayyiqra"). "Numbers" also comes from the LXX and is bases on chapters 1 and 26 where they take the "numbers" of the people. The Hebrew title is more appropriate for the book as it is called "in the wilderness," ("bemidbar"). "Deuteronomy" means "second law" or "another law," and comes from the greek (deutero-second, or another; nomos-law). Incidently, this is actually a mistranslation by a copyist, who incorrectly took the phrase "copy of the law" found in Duet.17:18 to mean "second law," and translated it as such. THe Hebrew title occurs as both "words" (devarim)and "these are the words" ('elleh haddevarim). I hope this helps you out! ischus |
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