Ben Sira, translated by Judah Leib Ben-Ze’ev, 1st edition (Breslau, 1798)

Beschreibung

Ḥokhmat Yehoshua‘ ben Sira (חכמת יהושע בן סירא): the apocryphal book Ben Sira  or Ecclesiasticus , translated by Judah Leib Ben-Ze’ev  into vocalized Hebrew and into Yiddish, and further accompanied by a commentary in Hebrew by the translator. This is the author’s first edition ( Breslau , 1798 [תקנ"ח]). In his introduction , Ben-Ze’ev explains that his translations are primarily based upon the Aramaic text found in  Brian Walton ’s  Polyglot Bible  ( London, 1652-1657 ), which is reproduced in this volume (in Hebrew letters) facing the Hebrew translation. Source: Scanned by the National Library of Israel from a copy in its holdings ( here ). For Ben-Ze’ev’s second edition (Vienna, 1807 [תקס"ז]), see here . Copyright Status ( National Library of Israel ): Public Domain