Targums
- plural of Targum.
Example Sentences
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Thus we account, in a natural way, for the origin of these Targums, of which there is a considerable number now extant differing widely in age as well as character.
From Companion to the Bible by Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)
Inquire among the Jews, wherever in their various dispersions they have established schools, and what will you find but the Law and the Prophets, the Targums and the Talmud.
From Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes by Mayhew, Ira
In Targums these four are represented as surrounding the throne of the divine majesty, but all do not agree; Jonathan's arrangement is—Michael at the right, Uriel at the left, Gabriel before, and Raphael behind.*
From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Inman, Thomas
The Midrash and the Targums as usual furnish much additional information.
From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various
But to return to the Targums, where the text reads: Let not God speak with us, lest we die, the interpretation of Onkelos runs, Let not the Word from before the Lord speak with us.
From The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets by Lord, Eleazar
