Exodus — Hebrew and Greek compared · 1–20
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Source guide and review record
SAINTS TRANSLATION
Exodus 1–20
Version 2 • Source and numbering review • Sep 11, 2026
A revision of the supplied Exodus 1–20 V1 manuscript under the current Bible Translation handoff, continuing the Genesis revisions. The required three columns contain all 545 verses in 543 comparison rows; Exodus 20:13–15 forms one block. Exodus 10:24 is restored and the duplicate 6:13 is removed. All 63 established pericopes are retained, with the genealogy heading aligned to 6:14.
Status and use
The complete Greek reading has been reviewed against the Rahlfs–Hanhart second revised edition (2006), in the publisher’s presentation. Greek source labels and comparison notes are corrected accordingly. Hebrew comparison passages were checked in BHS; this is not a new independent Hebrew translation or apparatus collation. All inherited reception notes have been checked at their cited passages and remain distinct from the translated wording.
Comparison key
Category | Color | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
Same | Green | Corresponding meaning and content, allowing ordinary differences between languages. |
Similar | Blue | Shared essentials with modest differences of idiom, wording, or emphasis. |
Different | Yellow | A meaningful difference in a detail, name, action, number or image, without an established major change in the passage’s force or consequence. |
Divergent | Orange | Added, omitted, or substantially rearranged material; no automatic claim of contradiction or scribal motive. |
Disparate | Red | A major difference in meaning or consequence, including legal scope, ritual requirement, agency, narrative assertion, theological portrayal or imagery. Logical contradiction is not required. |
Categories describe the printed readings, not the religious value of either tradition. A note can address several features. Source links, material decisions, and open review questions follow the manuscript.
Verse alignment and reading conventions
Numbering
Greek labels now follow Rahlfs–Hanhart (2006), including RH 7:26–29 and 8:1–28. Existing chapter/pericope headings and Hebrew labels retain the comparison navigation. Changed Greek references carry an earlier-navigation crosswalk in the notes. The columns retain their independent source divisions.
Chapters 7–8
Earlier navigation 8:1–4 corresponds to RH and BHS 7:26–29; earlier 8:5–32 corresponds to RH and BHS 8:1–28. The Hebrew cells retain their former labels and explicit alternate references; the Greek cells display the reviewed RH labels.
Chapter 20
The cited Hebrew presentation combines some commandments. Its 20:2 corresponds to English 20:2–3, and its 20:12 to English 20:13–16. Added a–d labels identify subdivisions editorially. English 20:17 corresponds to H 20:13; English 20:18–26 to H 20:14–22. Both translation cells retain their main verse numbers.
Commandment order
Exodus 20:13–15 appears as one three-verse block: Hebrew murder, adultery, theft; Greek adultery, theft, murder. Each column keeps its own order and individual verse labels. Grouping makes the shared prohibitions visible without presenting the different sequence as contradictory commands.
Reading and reception
Numbers are spelled out in translation prose. Familiar names are retained when the referent agrees; real name differences remain visible. Divine pronouns follow the existing capitalization convention. Speech may continue across verse boundaries. Exodus 15 uses poetic lines. Rabbinic and Saints notes name their sources and distinguish quotation, retelling, and typological or homiletic application.
Source links
H = Hebrew comparison; G = Greek comparison; B = Brenton’s additional English witness; R = Rabbinic interpretation; S = Saints or New Testament reception. Links identify specific consulted resources. Numbered G links identify the selected Rahlfs–Hanhart publisher text; letter-suffixed G links preserve secondary comparisons. The editorial record distinguishes resolved source readings from remaining lexical questions.
Exodus
Source review inventory
Comparison rows: 543. Same: 130; Similar: 167; Different: 174; Divergent: 61; Disparate: 11. These counts describe rows, not unique variants.
Disparate index (RH Greek references): 1:21; 4:16; 4:24; 6:18; 6:20; 9:15; 10:13; 13:13; 14:21; 15:3; 18:23. The notes demonstrate the major difference; logical contradiction is not required.
The existing table and row order is preserved. Changed Greek labels carry the earlier-navigation crosswalk in their notes. The separate continuous reading retains RH source order; editorial subparts and source gaps do not create missing verses.