An overview of recent developments in the description of Biblical Hebrew relevant to Bible translation by C. H. J. van der Merwe

“… Describing the system of an ancient language like Biblical Hebrew is an enormous challenge. …”
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The Development and Intellectualisation of African Languages Revisited. by Ndoleriire, Oswald Kyamulesire

“…I start by defining the idea of intellectualisation which involves using a language in all areas of human endeavour. I then look at some success stories regarding language intellectualisation, in particular the case of Hebrew and Afrikaans. …”
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TRANSLATING ??? IN JOB 2:9- A FUNCTIONALIST APPROACH by G E Lier

“…in Job 2:9   conversely when they were no longer familiar with the culture of the Hebrew source text. The study aims to demonstrate that a functionalist approach in literary translation may assist with the translation of enigmatic texts in the Hebrew Scriptures to produce a target text that takes into account the source-culture inventory and appropriately communicates the translated text to the target-culture perspective. …”
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Mini Worldlit: A Dataset of Contemporary Fiction from 13 Countries, Nine Languages, and Five Continents by Andrew Piper, David Bamman, Christina Han, Jens Bjerring-Hansen, Hoyt Long, Itay Marienberg-Milikowsky, Tom McEnaney, Mathias Iroro Orhero, Emrah Peksoy, Pallavi Rastogi, Sebastian Rasmussen, Roel Smeets, Alexandra Stuart, Mads Rosendahl Thomsen

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TRANSMISSION HISTORY AND BIBLICAL TRANSLATION: by H Ausloos

“… Transmitting a source text into a target language always implies, to some extent, that the translator must interpret the text that is being translated. …”
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Wie se grond koop Boas (Rut 4:9)? by S. L. Stassen

“…In Ruth 4:5 the redeemer is asked to buy the piece of land from the hand of Naomi , and in verse 9 Boaz declares that he will buy the piece of land from the hand of Naomi . According to the language in the Hebrew text, it seems that Naomi was doing business as the rightful owner of the piece of land. …”
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Emotion regulation contagion drives reduction in negative intergroup emotions by Michael Pinus, Yajun Cao, Eran Halperin, Alin Coman, James J. Gross, Amit Goldenberg

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Drie geslagte Du Toit-Bybelvertalers by V. E. d'Assonville

“…This article outlines the work as well as the principles used by these three generations in translating the Bible from the original languages, Hebrew and Greek. …”
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