The Targum of Lamentations, Volume 17, Part 2Philip S. Alexander This work provides a definitive translation into English of the Targum of Lamentations, based on a critical reading of all the extant versions, with textual annotations and extensive notes. An appendix offers, in addition, a translation and annotation of the Yemenite version. |
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