Is there an English version Bible that has the best and oldest translations of the Septuagint and the Masoretic and the Aramaic texts all combined into one translation?
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3Not sure what you mean by 'one text'. The Parallel Aligned Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Texts of Jewish Scripture may be of interest. logos.com/product/2209/…– SchuhCommented May 25, 2015 at 16:45
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Beverly, I hope this doesn't sound like an advertisement, but check out Gorgias Press. gorgiaspress.com/bookshop ... I used to rely on them for most all of my texts, early Aramaic New Testament versions, (Cureton, etc). I hope you will find what you are looking for. But--in one book? Just give me a few more years .... :)– elika kohenCommented May 26, 2015 at 4:14
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1@Schuh - Good to know about that Logos product -- but worth noting given OP's interest in English translations that Tov's edition is in original languages.– DɑvïdCommented May 26, 2015 at 6:30
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'Best translation' is so rarely combined with 'oldest' that I'm going to have to vote to close this as unclear, because you really have not sufficiently specified what criteria you would use to judge these translations as 'best'.– curiousdannii ♦Commented May 27, 2015 at 9:27
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The very short answer is: "no".
- For the Greek Septuagint see NETS;
- for the Aramaic Targumim see the Aramaic Bible series;
- for the Hebrew Masoretic Text, any reliable public translation will do.
These textual traditions are sufficiently distinct that it would not make sense to have an amalgamated edition (which is what I take it is meant by "all combined into one translation"). One might have a "polyglot" edition setting out each tradition in running parallel, but I'm not aware of one that combines these traditions in English translation.
Best Aramaic (Syriac, Targums etc..) here. There's definitely a learning curve to the site.
Click on the left side of the screen "Search the CAL lexical and textual databases" & then click "Text Browse" or "Targum Studies Module"
Also Sefaria has amazing Hebrew (at top) & Targum (at bottom) translations. https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Tanakh
Targum translations https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Tanakh/Targum/Targum%20Jonathan
