The Virgin or the Young Woman, with Emanuel Tov: Isaiah 7:14 and Genesis 24:14, 16

Exegetically Speaking

Isaiah 7:14 is quoted by Matthew (1:23) in application to Mary’s pregnancy: “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son.” But is Isaiah’s reference to a young woman (עַלְמָה) or a virgin (παρθένος)? The former is the Hebrew of Isaiah, and the latter is the Greek of the Septuagint and Matthew’s citation. Can Genesis 24 shed some light on this question? Dr. Emanuel Tov is the J. L. Magnes Professor of Bible Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Among his roles, he was one of the editors of the Hebrew University Bible Project and was Editor-in-Chief of the Dead Sea Scrolls Publication Project (1990-2009). His many publications include https://www.amazon.com/Textual-Criticism-Hebrew-Bible-Expanded/dp/1506483488/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1704456988&refinements=p_27%3AEmanuel+Tov&s=books&sr=1-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc Click to follow link." href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FTextual-Criticism-Hebrew-Bible-Expanded%2Fdp%2F1506483488%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fqid%3D1704456988%26refinements%3Dp_27%253AEmanuel%2BTov%26s%3Dbooks%26sr%3D1-1%26ufe%3Dapp_do%253Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7Ccbcefafec10447a69c5b08dc5d2d393f%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638487696036974237%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JE4tmENA7APWnMr9Re%2Bj4gnv%2Fkl4M0cG4uDBS1hUs20%3D&reserved=0">Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible: Revised and Expanded Fourth Edition and https://www.amazon.com/Text-Critical-Use-Septuagint-Biblical-Research/dp/157506328X/ref=sr_1_3?qid=1704456988&refinements=p_27%3AEmanuel+Tov&s=books&sr=1-3&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc Click to follow link." href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FText-Critical-Use-Septuagint-Biblical-Research%2Fdp%2F157506328X%2Fref%3Dsr_1_3%3Fqid%3D1704456988%26refinements%3Dp_27%253AEmanuel%2BTov%26s%3Dbooks%26sr%3D1-3%26ufe%3Dapp_do%253Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7Ccbcefafec10447a69c5b08dc5d2d393f%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638487696036982474%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gFr8njv047ONC3Kt6sSdZrxDowvXJSCG82NOfi9HZPU%3D&reserved=0">The Text-Critical Use of the Septuagint in Biblical Research.

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