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HEBREW ROOTS LIE # 1 --- Christians DISREGARD TORAH

Pray for the peace of JERUSALEM;
They shall prosper that love thee.
Psalm 122: 6 

ALL SCRIPTURES COURTESY OF BIBLEGATEWAY.COM

The specific TORAH, the specific 5 books of Moses, is read and parts memorized by all the various groups of Hebrew Roots Believers.  Many of the groups "teach" the Hebrew names for these 5 books... as a better way to say them... rather than using the Latinized or Greek-rooted names for the 5 books of Moses.  

The HR groups, although quite varied in intensity, hold this in common: they accuse ALL the Followers of JESUS of being

• Against the teachings of Moses ( TORAH )
• Against the Law found in the other books of the Old Covenant
• not mindful of keeping any of the commands found in the Old Covenant
• unwilling to even READ the Old Covenant

There are 613 Laws in the books of Moses' Law, called the TORAH, specifically. [ Some claim "TORAH" means all the Law found in any book of the Old Covenant, hence I have clearly designated that when I am addressing  ONLY the books of Moses, I use the term " specific." ] 

What is odd is this: 

the HEBREW ROOTS movement 

does NOT publish which of the 613 Laws 

the Hebrew Root groups 

themselves observe. 

In Andrew Roth's Appendix [ Aramaic-English New Testament ] starting on page 845, of the mis-pagination edition,  is a listing of the "248 POSITIVE mitzvot / commandments" of TORAH."  This appendix is entitled, appropriately enough: 

"How Much Torah Do Christians Already Keep ?"

However, there is no corresponding appendix listing how much TORAH the Hebrew Roots movement observes. 

If one looks carefully at the wording of this section, one sees the words POSITIVE commandments, which are Mr. Roth's designation for only 248 of the 613 commandments in the TORAH.... which is only 40 % of all the Laws listed in specific TORAH !  

Thus, even if ALL of the "POSITIVE" TORAH commandments are kept ... not even HALF of the TORAH will be observed that is written in the 5 books of the Law of Moses ! 

For whosoever shall keep the WHOLE law, 

and yet offend in one point,

 he is guilty of all. 

James 2:10 

James 2:10 in Mr. Roth's AENT states this: 

"For he that will keep the whole TORAH* 

and yet fail in one aspect of it, is an enemy to the whole TORAH*. "

( *Namusa, in the Aramaic/Syriac TEXT has been arbitrarily translated as "TORAH" instead of "LAW" in Mr. Roth's AENT. ) 

Thus, we see that the Apostle James, the head of the Early Church in Jerusalem, writes clearly in this verse AND IN THE CONTEXT of this verse in both the Peshitta and the Greek Manuscripts what the KEEPING OF TORAH demands.  

Now, let us look at the words of our LORD  Y'SHU+ the MESHIKHA in Aramaic/ Syriac, YESHUA+ HA MOSHIYACH in the Hebrew tongue, JESUS CHRIST in English. 

  

  Did not Moses 

give you the law, 

and yet none of you 

keepeth the law?

Why go ye about to kill ME+?

 The people answered and said, 

THOU+ hast a devil: 

who goeth about to kill THEE+?

Y'SHU+  answered and said unto them, 

I+ have done one work, and ye all marvel.

 Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; 

(not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) 

and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.

If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, 

that the law of Moses should not be broken; 

are ye angry at ME+, 

because I+ have made a man 

every whit whole on the sabbath day?

 Judge not according to the appearance, 

but judge righteous judgment.

 ~ ~ ~  Recorded in John 7:19-24

Listen to the words recorded by Luke in Acts 15, when Paul and Barnabas went before the Elders and Apostles in Jerusalem to determine the question of circumcision being laid upon the Gentile Followers of Y'SHU+  the MESHIKHA by Jewish Christians.... in addition to their Salvation by faith.

But there rose up certain 

of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, 

saying, 

That it was needful to circumcise them, 

and to command them to keep the law of Moses. 

Acts 15:5

Forasmuch as we have heard, 

that certain which went out from us 

have troubled you with words, 

subverting your souls, 

saying, 

Ye must be circumcised, 

and keep the law: 

to whom we gave no such commandment: 

Acts 15:24

Now hear the words of the Apostle Paul, a zealous Jewish Pharisee, who met Y'SHU+ the MESHIKHA and was eventually sent to the Gentiles. 

For neither they themselves 

who are circumcised keep the law; 

but desire to have you circumcised, 

that they may glory in your flesh. 

Galatians 6:13

Were Luke, the Jewish-Pharisee Christian Apostle Paul, and the Jewish Christian Apostle James all WRONG about the rightful understanding of the Law of Moses, the TORAH,  as they lived for Y'SHU+ the  MESHIKHA? 

WAS ...

Y'SHU+ the MESHIKHA, 

YESHUA+ HA MOSHIYACH, 

Our LORD JESUS CHRIST

... in error in HIS+ statement that 

"None of you keep the Law " ? 

WHO , then , is RIGHT?

The Hebrew Roots Law-keepers

or 

Y'SHU+ the MESHIKHA...

our LAW-INCARNATE+ ?

QUESTION: So then... which TORAH commandments of the 613 Laws do Followers of Y'SHU+ keep ? 

ANSWER:  We keep them ALL when Y'SHU+ the MESHIKHA lives within our hearts because HE+ was the Word made Flesh. 

The APOSTLE PAUL'S Words to the Galatians ... or ... Netzarim's Words ? Review of Galatians 1 verse 3, and alas, verse 4

SAINT PAUL
by Bartolomeo Montagna
Courtesy of
en.wikipedia.org

All Aramaic Text and translations for verses 3 and 4 in the text box are courtesy of Dukhrana.com, the free online SCHOLARLY lexicon ( and resource for other lexicons and helps ) available to all. 

The three English translations are from Etheridge in green type , Murdock in black, and Lamsa in purple. Latin is Vulgate, Clementine, and Greek text is the New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform 2005 from Pierpont and Robinson. 

The topmost verse is from the  British and Foreign Bible Society's text; the unpointed text is from the Khabouris Peshitta Text, both published on Dukhrana. They are reproduced here for comparison's sake. 

ܛܰܝܒ݁ܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ ܥܰܡܟ݂ܽܘܢ ܘܰܫܠܳܡܳܐ ܡܶܢ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܐܰܒ݂ܳܐ ܘܡܶܢ ܡܳܪܰܢ ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ ܀ (analyze)

Galatians 1:3 - ܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܘܫܠܡܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ ܘܡܢ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܀ (analyze)

Galatians 1:3 - Grace be with you and peace, from Aloha the Father, and from our Lord Jeshu Meshiha,

Galatians 1:3 - Grace be with you, and peace, from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah;

Galatians 1:3 - Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our LORD Jesus Christ

Galatians 1:3 - Gratia vobis, et pax a Deo Patre, et Domino nostro Iesu Christo,

Galatians 1:3 - χαρις υμιν και ειρηνη απο θεου πατρος και κυριου ημων ιησου χριστου

The Netzarim publishing house version's rendition of verse 3 is accurate, although as is customarily done in this " golden, best, and historic" ( aka Amazon reviews) version,  " Y'SHUA the MASHIYACH "  is transliterated into English from HEBREW, not Aramaic. 

Liberties are also taken in the transliteration of GOD:  the Hebrew ELOHIM  is printed in the "English" translation instead of the Aramaic ALAHA, or ALOHA, as Dr. John Etheridge transliterates the Aramaic word for GOD.  

Notwithstanding that slightly odd practice of inserting a 3rd language into the translation between Aramaic and English, verse 3 is correct. 

Moving on now to Galatians 1, verse 4, which alas, has more confusion than clarity and worse errors than transliterating GOD and JESUS CHRIST from a 3rd language instead of the Aramaic text itself. 

So, printed here is the EXACT WORDING ,( including parantheses and words therein ) of Galatians 1, verse 4  in the English "translation" printed in the Netzarim publishing house's version of the New Covenant, mis-pg. edition, found on page 560 of that volume. 

Following it will be the Aramaic texts from Dukhrana.com, the classical English translations from Etheridge, Murdock, and Lamsa.  

WHO GAVE HIS NEFESH  ( SOUL, SELF)  SO OUR SINS THAT ARE DELIVERED FROM THIS WORLD (THAT IS ) EVIL, AS  (ACCORDING TO)  THE WILL OF ELOHIM OUR FATHER, 

Galatians 1:4 - ܗܰܘ ܕ݁ܝܰܗ݈ܒ݂ ܢܰܦ݂ܫܶܗ ܚܠܳܦ݂ ܚܛܳܗܰܝܢ ܕ݁ܰܢܦ݂ܰܨܶܝܢ ܡܶܢ ܥܳܠܡܳܐ ܗܳܢܳܐ ܒ݁ܺܝܫܳܐ ܐܰܝܟ݂ ܨܶܒ݂ܝܳܢܶܗ ܕ݁ܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܐܰܒ݂ܽܘܢ ܀ (analyze) Galatians 1:4 - ܗܘ ܕܝܗܒ ܢܦܫܗ ܚܠܦ ܚܛܗܝܢ ܕܢܦܨܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܢ ܀ (analyze) Galatians 1:4 - who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from this evil world, according to the will of Aloha our Father: Galatians 1:4 - who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this evil world, agreeably to the pleasure of God our Father: Galatians 1:4 - Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God our Father: Galatians 1:4 - qui dedit semetipsum pro peccatis nostris, ut eriperet nos de præsenti sæculo nequam, secundum voluntatem Dei et Patris nostri, Galatians 1:4 - του δοντος εαυτον περι των αμαρτιων ημων οπως εξεληται ημας εκ του ενεστωτος αιωνος πονηρου κατα το θελημα του θεου και πατρος ημων

A quick look at this verse will reveal several discrepancies in the translation. First of all , notice the little word   ܚܠܳܦ݂ , a particle in the Aramaic languate, highlighted in YELLOW. "Chlap", in the Aramaic, a word that means :  for or instead. 

William Jennings' Lexicon to the Syriac New Testament, page 76, lists the meanings and example verses to be :  for, in behalf of , instead of,   in the place of .  In Luke 19:44 = for, because.

Jesse Payne Smith, A Compendious Syriac Dictionary, pg. 144, lists meanings and states examples from verses and other writings in context:  for, instead, instead of , because, in the place of,  on account of. 

Dr. Kaufman at the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon ( CAL ) analyses the uses of "CHLap" in several different Aramaic dialects. ( See the last two posts for a listing of the dialect codes used by CAL. ) 

Abbreviations Help

CAL CODE HELP

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xlp p01 = xlp p --> xwlp p

ḥwlp (ḥŭlap̄) prep. for, in exchange for

  1 in place of, instead of OA, OA-East, PTA, CPA, Syr, LJLA. --(a) in exchange for OfA-Egypt, PTA, Syr, LJLA. --(b) as replacement for OA-East, Syr. (b.1) as successor to a ruler OA, OfA-Egypt, Syr, JBA. (b.2) ܗܘ ܚܠܦ ܡܫܝܚܐ : the Antichrist Syr. --(c) concerning (??) OfA-Iran.
  2 w. d_ as conj. . --(a) because, since, on account of JLAtg, PTA, Syr, LJLA. (a.1) in return for ... PTA, LJLA. (a.2) instead of Syr. 1 חולף ארום : instead of, in return for PTA.

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N.B.: The Aramaic dialects which directly affect the Aramaic New Covenant include a portion of those 30 dialects analyzed by CAL.  The Aramaic dialects we are interested in would include: 

SYR = Syriac;  CPA = Christian Palestinian Aramaic; COM  = Common Aramaic; and GAL = Galilean. In some instances, we might include PTA = Palestinian Targumic Aramaic. 

Looking carefully and thoroughly at ALL the Lexicons available, we see a MAJOR problem with translating this little preposition, for ( in exchange for ), as a conjunction ( so that ) and assigning it a meaning never intended by the writer. 

The translation issue is this:  "Chlap"  in the Aramaic language is NEVER FOUND IN ANY Aramaic DIALECT to mean     "so that. " 

The significance of the above grammatical statement means that "OUR SINS"  can only be used as the OBJECT of the preposition "for" ( in the English understanding of the passage.)   

THUS, "OUR SINS" cannot be used as a subject in this verse, which "supposedly" follows a conjunction ( "so that" --- which is not there, according to Lexicons ),  in order to start another clause ( in the English understanding of this passage),  as  the Netzarim version would have us to believe, in error.   

( I do thank you for bearing with me in this unfinished post; storms rolled in and we lost Internet connection as I typed.)

NEXT POST:  A look at the verb " DELIVER"  as used in Galatians 1:4 and mis-translated in the Netzarim version.