Onkelos
Americannoun
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The Jerusalem Targum formed the basis of that of Jonathan; and its own basis was that of Onkelos.
From Companion to the Bible by Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)
In the same manner the passage was understood by Aquila, the Chaldee Paraphrasts, the Targum of Onkelos, of Jonathan, and of Jerusalem, the Talmud, the Sohar, and the ancient book of Breshith Rabba.
From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm
Onkelos translates: my strength and my song of praise.
From Rashi by Szold, Adele
The Targum of Onkelos, he observes, is rather a version than a paraphrase, for it renders the Hebrew text word for word.
From The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets by Lord, Eleazar
Onkelos, who thus translates the passage in Gen. xlix.,
From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm
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