The state of the printed Hebrew text of the Old Testament considered [Two volumes] . A dissertation in two parts. Part the first compares I Chron. XI with 2 Sam. V and XXIII; and part the second contains observations on seventy Hebrew mss. with an extract of mistakes and various readings [Volume One] Dissertation the second, wherein the Samar, copy o' the Pentateuch is vindicated, the printed copies of the Chaldee paraphrase are proved to be corrupted, the sentiments of the Jews on the Heb. text are ascertained, an account is given of all the Heb. mss. now known and also a particular catalogue of CX Heb. mss. in Oxford, Cambridge and the British Museum. [Volume Two]

Kennicott, Benjamin

Published by Oxford. Printed at the Theatre: and Sold by Mr. Clements and Mr. Fletcher, in Oxford . 1753/1759, 1753

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Full leather. This set bound in early, probably original, mottled calf heavy boards, later uniformly rebacked in sympathetic calf with raised bands and red/jgold spine label reading "Kennicott on the Hebrew Text". Boards themselves are quite worn. Each volume is slightly shaken, volume two more so, as it appears one of the stitches has frayed. Text free of markings. Foxing throughout. Two bookplates on the front paste-down of each volume and a previous owner's name hand written on FFEP. 572pp and 598pp. plus indexes. pp.

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• Title: The state of the printed Hebrew text of the Old Testament considered [Two volumes] . A dissertation in two parts. Part the first compares I Chron. XI with 2 Sam. V and XXIII; and part the second contains observations on seventy Hebrew mss. with an extract of mistakes and various readings [Volume One] Dissertation the second, wherein the Samar, copy o' the Pentateuch is vindicated, the printed copies of the Chaldee paraphrase are proved to be corrupted, the sentiments of the Jews on the Heb. ...
• Publisher: Oxford. Printed at the Theatre: and Sold by Mr. Clements and Mr. Fletcher, in Oxford . 1753/1759
• Publication Date: 1753
• Binding: Hardcover