A CRUCIFIED MESSIAH: Is that in the Jewish Bible? – with Rabbi Eli Cohen
To make the Tanach (The Jewish Bible) appear full of references to Jesus, Christian writers have resorted to mistranslating some critical Hebrew words. Therefore, not only should Jews be aware of the manipulation found in the New Testament, but we should also be wary of Christian mis-translations of the Hebrew Bible.
For example in Psalm 22:17 (Christian mis-translation)
For dogs have surrounded me; the assembly of the wicked have encircled me; they pierced my hands and my feet.
From this Christian translation of the Hebrew Bible, it appears that this Psalm speaks about someone whose hands and feet are pierced. These words could lead someone to believe that the Psalm is alluding to Jesus. However, during the Roman occupation, tens of thousands of Jews were crucified, and Psalm 22:17 does not identify any specific person, including Jesus.
Versus Psalm 22:17 (Correct Jewish translation)
For dogs have surrounded me; the assembly of the wicked have encircled me, like a lion [they are at] my hands and my feet.
This Jewish translation of Psalm 22:17 renders אֲּריִכּ ka’ari, the Hebrew word in question, as “like a lion” and not as “they pierced.” King David wrote this passage to describe the travails of his life – it is not a messianic prophecy. In verses 14 and 22, David refers allegorically to those who pursue him as lions (see also Psalm 7:3). In all other places where אֲּריִכּ ka’ari is found in the Hebrew Scriptures, Christian translations render it correctly as “like a lion” (Numbers 24:9, Isaiah 38:13, Ezekiel 22:25).
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