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Excerpt from The Book of the Patriarch Job: Translated From the Original to Which Is Prefixed an Introduction, on the History, Times, Country, Friends, and Book of the and to Which Is Appended a Commentary, Critical and Exegetical
The object of the present undertaking has been, to present to the public as literal a Translation of the Book of Job as the idiom of our language would allow, together with such explanatory matter as seemed necessary. In the first case, the style and language of the Authorised Version have been adopted as far as practicable; because these were deemed the best, both on account of their simplicity and purely English character; and because they had, from long usage, established a sort of claim to pre ference. And, in the second, as to the explanatory matter offered, a translator would hardly be justified in presenting a new translation of any book to the public, without giving at the same time his reasons for the renderings which he may have had to propose. In the Book of Job this would be particularly requi site, ias well on account of its acknowledged difficulty, as of the doubts found to rest on the history of Job himself.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The object of the present undertaking has been, to present to the public as literal a Translation of the Book of Job as the idiom of our language would allow, together with such explanatory matter as seemed necessary. In the first case, the style and language of the Authorised Version have been adopted as far as practicable; because these were deemed the best, both on account of their simplicity and purely English character; and because they had, from long usage, established a sort of claim to pre ference. And, in the second, as to the explanatory matter offered, a translator would hardly be justified in presenting a new translation of any book to the public, without giving at the same time his reasons for the renderings which he may have had to propose. In the Book of Job this would be particularly requi site, ias well on account of its acknowledged difficulty, as of the doubts found to rest on the history of Job himself.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Samuel Lee
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780365210641
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm
Page Count - 574
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Contributors
Author
Samuel Lee
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332105977
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm
Page Count - 576
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