Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Habakkuk 1:12 contains an interesting example of a textual criticism discussion that involves a very rare type of alternate reading tradition. Is the verse supposed to read “We shall not die” vs “You shall not die”? Matthew Delaney (M.A. Biblical Literature and Semitic Languages) breaks down the Hebrew, shares a Rabbinic tradition, a gives some thoughts on how to evaluate the two primary possibilities for approaching this text.

If you want to hear more Hebrew insights from this passage of Scripture, check out the full video here: youtu.be/9wrfNx3T3cY

If you want to learn more about the Rabbinic tradition called Tiqqune Soferim תיקוני סופרים, check out this scholarly work by Carmel McCarthy: web.archive.org/web/20190501182638id_/https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/157914/1/McCarthy_1981_The_Tiqqune_Sopherim.pdfRabinnic

Sadly, McCarthy passed away a couple of years ago. Here is an article written at her passing that tells more about her unique story in case you are interested: irishtimes.com/obituaries/2022/08/27/obituary-carmel-mccarthy

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