08-30-2020, 07:45 PM
And here is an excerpt from Uri Yosef at The Jewish home website -
The respective translations of the Hebrew phrase, “אִ ם־תָּשׂ ִ ים אָ שָׁ ם ַפְ וֹשׁ“ (IM-taSIM aSHAM nafSHO), which is the statement of Condition A, are the source of the first significant discrepancy. The Jewish translation has “if his soul would acknowledge guilt", whereas the KJV has "when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin". The KJV translation casts the phrase in such a way as to continue with its message of a vicarious atonement by the servant – a concept that is contrary to what the Hebrew Bible teaches, wherein it is strictly forbidden. The problem stems from the fact that the Hebrew term אָ שָׁ ם (aSHAM) is rendered in the KJV as an offering for sin. Yet, when the term אָ שָׁ ם is used in the Hebrew Bible, it serves in two distinct applications: (1) אָ שָׁ ם is used to refer to a guilt offering, not a sin offering, brought by a sinner for the atonement of any one of a number of specific sins (e.g., intentional - Leviticus 5:15; unintentional - Numbers 6:12), and (2) אָ שָׁ ם is used to refer to a sin or an iniquity committed with intent (e.g., Jeremiah 51:5; Proverbs 14:9). In the correct context of the Hebrew phrase, and without violating what the Hebrew Bible teaches, it is impossible for someone to bring himself or herself as a guilt offering.
The structure of a verse in the form of a conditional statement, as is the case with Isaiah 53:10, is not an anomaly in the Hebrew Bible, as illustrated by the following examples (which are color-coded to emphasize their structure): Genesis 18:26 - And the Lord said, "IFI find in Sodom fifty righteous men within the city, THENI will forgive the entire place for their sake." Jeremiah 18:8 - IFthat nation, against whom I have pronounced, turns from its evil, THENI will relent of the evil that I intended to do to them. Clearly, the context of Isaiah 53:10 is that there is a reward being promised to Israel if the people admit their guilt and repent. Of what use would a reward be to the servant if he were to submit himself to be sacrificed? What is this reward?This reward, symbolized as Outcome B, is described in the remainder of the verse.
The respective translations of the Hebrew phrase, “אִ ם־תָּשׂ ִ ים אָ שָׁ ם ַפְ וֹשׁ“ (IM-taSIM aSHAM nafSHO), which is the statement of Condition A, are the source of the first significant discrepancy. The Jewish translation has “if his soul would acknowledge guilt", whereas the KJV has "when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin". The KJV translation casts the phrase in such a way as to continue with its message of a vicarious atonement by the servant – a concept that is contrary to what the Hebrew Bible teaches, wherein it is strictly forbidden. The problem stems from the fact that the Hebrew term אָ שָׁ ם (aSHAM) is rendered in the KJV as an offering for sin. Yet, when the term אָ שָׁ ם is used in the Hebrew Bible, it serves in two distinct applications: (1) אָ שָׁ ם is used to refer to a guilt offering, not a sin offering, brought by a sinner for the atonement of any one of a number of specific sins (e.g., intentional - Leviticus 5:15; unintentional - Numbers 6:12), and (2) אָ שָׁ ם is used to refer to a sin or an iniquity committed with intent (e.g., Jeremiah 51:5; Proverbs 14:9). In the correct context of the Hebrew phrase, and without violating what the Hebrew Bible teaches, it is impossible for someone to bring himself or herself as a guilt offering.
The structure of a verse in the form of a conditional statement, as is the case with Isaiah 53:10, is not an anomaly in the Hebrew Bible, as illustrated by the following examples (which are color-coded to emphasize their structure): Genesis 18:26 - And the Lord said, "IFI find in Sodom fifty righteous men within the city, THENI will forgive the entire place for their sake." Jeremiah 18:8 - IFthat nation, against whom I have pronounced, turns from its evil, THENI will relent of the evil that I intended to do to them. Clearly, the context of Isaiah 53:10 is that there is a reward being promised to Israel if the people admit their guilt and repent. Of what use would a reward be to the servant if he were to submit himself to be sacrificed? What is this reward?This reward, symbolized as Outcome B, is described in the remainder of the verse.