Letter from Jacob Mordecai to Isaac Leeser;July 19, 1836 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from Jacob Mordecai to Isaac Leeser;July 19, 1836

Author

Jacob Mordecai

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Date Created

19 July 1836

Location(s)

Richmond

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 4 page(s) on 4 sheet(s).

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Has Format

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p36q1t355/manifest.json

Link to Colenda

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p36q1t355

Physical Characteristics

Unlined Paper

Wax Seal

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Jesselson Family Collection of Isaac Leeser Material

content

Richmond 19 July/36
Revd. Mr Leeser
My dear friend
Some months past I was called upon by the Revd. Mr A? who asked me if the 9c of the 2c of Job was correctly rendered “curse God and die” after examining the Hebrew text I told him my impression was that it should be “Bless God and die” how then he asked are we to account for the words in the English Bible I replied by the seventy translators regulating the points which have caused them to ? gross ? upon many texts. That without the several points we could not understand the true meaning of scripture, and that by means of the amounts we are made to understand the subject matter, I maintain? my position by the following examples. The words in Job are Hebrew we read in 1st Gens 22? “and God blessed” using the letters and points Hebrew and in the 145 psalm Hebrew “bless the Lord” and in other places Hebrew numbers 22? Hebrew the letters & points the same that is used in Job 2c. 9c. the word to curse in the 22c. 6 of numbers is Hebrew and in ?.28c 16 to 19? to curse is Hebrew and the last word in the last verse of the last chapter of ? to curse is Hebrew those were all the authorities I could find applicable to the subject having no one in this congregation in whose knowledge I can confide. I without hesitation apply to you at your leisure forward me with your opinion discarding all speculation as to the motives of Jobs wife—wishing you all happiness, I remain your friend
Jacob Mordecai
ask Mrs Hart if she succeeded in getting ? work

To
The Revd Mr Leeser
Philadelphia

Identifier

LSTCAT_item5

Date

1836-07-19