Manipulating the Word Order

It is time for the Lord to act, for they have broken Your Law.  Psalm 119:126  NASB For the Lord – Notice the change in the Chabad translation (the same by Robert Alter): “A time to do for the Lord; they have made void Your Torah.” What happened?  Here’s the Hebrew verse: עֵת לַֽעֲשׂ֣וֹת לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה הֵ֜פֵ֗רוּ תּֽוֹרָתֶֽךָ I’ve highlighted…

Reading Again (Again)

There is a time to act for God; set aside the Torah  Psalm 119:126  (Heschel) To act for God – You won’t get this translation in the English Bibles.  Most English Bibles, and a lot of translations of the Jewish Tanakh, read something like, “It is time for the Lord to act, for they have…

Reading Again

There is a time to act for God; set aside the Torah  Psalm 119:126  (Heschel) To act for God – You won’t get this translation in the English Bibles.  Most English Bibles, and a lot of translations of the Jewish Tanakh, read something like, “It is time for the Lord to act, for they have…