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    ihor ' s . " Why Mr . B , has failed of gratifying our expectations is not explained . The books , as far as the seco * i 4 Chronicles ( inclusive ) , are taken from £ > r , Geddes , as are also the Ps&lxns ;

    Job from Messrs . HpHh , and Scott ; Proverbs and Ecctesiastes from Dr . Ho 4 g& 99 r Is ^ ah ft ^ ? Lowth ami Dodson ; Jeremiah from Blaney v Ezekiel , and the twelve minor prophets , from Archbishop New < iome ; and the New Testament from Archbishop Newconie , and Mr . Wakefield . * Some few liberties indeed * " Mr , B , allows , " have been taken with all the

    versions > " we wisfci they haul been specified * Modern compilers of hymn books have introduced the unwarrantable custom of garbling an author ' s words to their own taste and stnse , an 4 then affixing his name to them , however altered from their original state ; but we always hoped the custom would be confined to them . It is a licence beyond the bounds of decorum ,

    an innovation not to be tolerated / The new translation of part of the books of Nehemiah and Ezra here presented to the public , is deserving of notice ; it sometimes falls below and soijxetiro ? s excels the comioon version . Its phraseology ie always p ^ gt . an d niocjernj but

    sometimes circumlocutory and redundant , and thereby weak . Mr * B . occasionally differs in sense froiji our translators , and for the most part ( for it is not always so ) improves their meaning . We shall lay beforp our refers the passages as translated by him and them , where the principal variations pecur , land Jeave them to determine on their merits .

    Old Translation . And whosoever remaineth in # ny place where he sojoumeth , let the men of his place help hipi with silver , ^ nd with gold , and with goods / and with beasts , beside the free-will offering for the house of

    God that is in Jerusalem . A nd all they thgt were about them strengthened their hands \ yith vessels of silver , with golcj , with goods , and with beasts , and with precious things , beside all that was willingly offered .

    _ The chief of the fathers . After the ordinance pf David ] KJng of Israel . And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Juord . frpphesied unto the Jews . ¦

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    New Translation , And cvevy qne that is left in any of the plapos where he sojouTOs ^ , if he is willing to go , jenay be assisted

    bjr the- inhabitants of his town with articles © f gpl 4 and silver * with-goods ao 4 cattle ^ even-with a free will offering for the bouse $ f the Gpd wlip is in Jerusalem . Ai ^ d

    their neighbours readily assisted them with articles pf gold , and stiver , and goods ,-and cattle , and additional presents of value besides what related tp tlxe iree-will

    otf ^ rmgs . Tne patriarchal chiefs . Agreeably to the institution of £ > avfq King of Israel . . Arid al } the people raised their voices tot the utmost loudness in

    praise to Jehovah . Exercised their prophetical offipf towards the Jews *

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  • Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Feb. 2, 1806, page 91, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1721/page/35/