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Young's Literal Translation of the Bible - Preface

Robert Young

Robert Young (1822-1888) was a Presbyterian theologian and scholar of oriental languages in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated in private schools and worked as an apprentice in the printing business, with his linguistic studies done purely in his spare time. In 1847 he became a printer and bookseller on his own, publishing books related to the study of the Old Testament and its languages. His best known work is the Analytical Concordance to the Bible (published in 1879); other important writings are his Concise Commentary on the Holy Bible (1865), Contributions to a New Revision... (1881), and Christology of the Targums. He translated and edited both Biblical and Jewish writings. His linguistic knowledge (especially of the Semitic languages) was vast, his scholarship meticulous, and his contributions to Semitic philology and textual criticism significant. In 1862 he published the first edition of his 'literal translation' of the Bible.

Preface to Young's Literal Translation of the Bible containing notes on translation of the Old Testament.

This is the Preface to Young's Literal Translation of the Bible. It includes a detailed discussion of the Hebrew and Old Testament translation.

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