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== Usage in the Bible ==

== Usage in the Bible ==

In the [[Septuaginta]], ἰδοὺ is the most common translation of the [[Hebrew]] demonstrative particle הנה (transliteration '''hinneh''' or '''hinei'''): it is used over 900 times. In the [[New Testament]], it appears about 200 times, mostly in the [[Gospel]]s of [[Matthew]] and [[Luke]]. As James H. Moulton stated in his inaugural lecture in Manchester in January 1906: ''"We very rarely use the interjection 'Behold' in ordinary speech, and normal late Greek speech did not use it much more than we do. In those parts of the New Testament which come from Aramaic sources, or are written by men (like St. James) who continued to use Aramaic as their ordinary language, we find this 'behold' extremely often.''"<ref>''The Science of Language and the Study of the New Testament'', Manchester, University Press, 1906, p. 16. by ''James Hope Moulton'')</ref>

In the [[Septuaginta]], ἰδοὺ is the most common translation of the [[Hebrew]] demonstrative particle הנה (transliteration '''hinneh''' or '''hinei'''): it is used over 900 times. In the [[New Testament]], it appears about 200 times, mostly in the [[Gospel]]s of [[Matthew]] and [[Luke]]. As James H. Moulton stated in his inaugural lecture in Manchester in January 1906: ''"We very rarely use the interjection 'Behold' in ordinary speech, and normal late Greek speech did not use it much more than we do. In those parts of the New Testament which come from Aramaic sources, or are written by men (like St. James) who continued to use Aramaic as their ordinary language, we find this 'behold' extremely often.''"<ref>''The Science of Language and the Study of the New Testament'', Manchester, University Press, 1906, p. 16. by ''James Hope Moulton''</ref>

The [[Conservapedia Bible Project]] has no uniform approach: E.g, in [[Matthew 1-9 (Translated)]], the word has to be translated 21 times. Thirteen times, it is omitted, three times ''behold'' is used, twice ''then'' and ''suddenly'', and once even ''to their great surprise'', following the line that a less literal translation also captures ''the intended reason'' for the emphasis. At Matthew 5:23, it is argued that ''at the moment'' is a nuance of ἰδού, but no scholarly source is given yet.

The [[Conservapedia Bible Project]] has no uniform approach: E.g., in [[Matthew 1-9 (Translated)]], the word has to be translated 21 times. Thirteen times, it is omitted, three times ''behold'' is used, twice ''then'' and ''suddenly'', and once even ''to their great surprise'', following the line that a less literal translation also captures ''the intended reason'' for the emphasis. At Matthew 5:23, it is argued that ''at the moment'' is a nuance of ἰδού, but no scholarly source is given yet.

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