“And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”<\/em>” (Matthew 27:46).<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe Greek says:<\/p>\n
peri<\/em>\u00a0(about)\u00a0de<\/em>\u00a0(and)\u00a0ten<\/em>\u00a0(the)\u00a0ennaten<\/em>\u00a0(ninth)\u00a0horan<\/em>\u00a0(hour)\u00a0aneboesen<\/em>\u00a0(cried out)\u00a0ho<\/em>\u00a0Iesous<\/em>\u00a0(Jesus)\u00a0phone<\/em>\u00a0(with a voice)\u00a0megale<\/em>\u00a0(loud)\u00a0legon<\/em>\u00a0(saying)\u00a0Eli Eli lama sabachthani tour<\/em>\u00a0(that)\u00a0estin<\/em>\u00a0(is)\u00a0Thee<\/em>\u00a0(God)\u00a0mou<\/em>\u00a0(my)\u00a0Thee<\/em>\u00a0(God)\u00a0mou<\/em>\u00a0(my)\u00a0hinati<\/em>\u00a0(why)\u00a0me<\/em>\u00a0(me)\u00a0enkatelipes<\/em>\u00a0(you forsook?)<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe quotation you gave doesn’t consistently translate Greek into English. Instead, Hebrew transliterations are substituted for the English names of Jesus and God using the King James Version as its base text. If this was supposed to be a clarification of the Hebrew why are both the first and second statements not in the same language? Why hasn’t this been directly translated from a Hebrew copy of Matthew? Of course, all that exists are Hebrew translations of the original Greek version of Matthew. But it doesn’t help your point to use an edited version of the Kings James Version for “proof.”<\/p>\n
In the original Greek, Hebrew words were transliterated into the Greek alphabet and then a Greek translation of the Hebrew was given. This was not a clarification of Hebrew to Hebrew. Greek is clearly the language in which this was written. Nor is this the only example of the translation of a Hebrew phrase or place name being translated into Greek for the reader of Matthew. Therefore, the argument does not match the facts, nor is it being consistently applied across the book.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: In\u00a0Was Matthew originally written in Hebrew or Aramaic?\u00a0you stated: This verse is one of several in Matthew which shows that Matthew was originally written in Greek. You see, if it was written in Hebrew or Aramaic as has been recently popular to claim, there would be no need to explain Hebrew or Aramaic phrases.…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[20],"tags":[708,190],"class_list":["post-29671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-matthew","tag-translation"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28480,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/was-the-new-testament-written-in-greek-or-aramaic\/","url_meta":{"origin":29671,"position":0},"title":"Was the New Testament written in Greek or Aramaic?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 17, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: In what language was the New Testament written: Greek or Aramaic? Answer: The New Testament was written in Greek. All the earliest manuscripts are in Greek. The style of writing is in the Greek style, though some of the writers, such as Matthew, wrote with a Hebrew \"accent,\" if\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":27372,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/is-it-eli-or-eloi-in-matthew-2746\/","url_meta":{"origin":29671,"position":1},"title":"Is it “Eli” or “Eloi” in Matthew 27:46?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 29, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: God bless you my brothers and sisters of this church. Now I noticed when I was reading\u00a0one of your articles\u00a0on the calling that Jesus shouted while on the cross; I noticed that you have Matthew 27:46 incorrect. What it should say is \"Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?\" Not Eli. Answer:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":14721,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/why-does-mark-have-eloi-and-matthew-have-eli-for-the-same-statement\/","url_meta":{"origin":29671,"position":2},"title":"Why does Mark have “Eloi” and Matthew have “Eli” for the same statement?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 25, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I believe that Matthew's account lists Jesus's cry\u00a0from the ancient texts when he wrote \"Eli, Eli lama sabachthani\".\u00a0 This is not a quote from Psalm 22.\u00a0 The Hebrew in Psalm 22 is 'azab, not sabachthani.\u00a0 I've seen some stretches that try to link sabachthani with 'azab, but I believe\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1876,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/does-the-phrase-eli-eli-lama-sabachthani-have-a-different-meaning-in-aramaic-than-in-the-greek\/","url_meta":{"origin":29671,"position":3},"title":"Does the phrase “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani” have a different meaning in Aramaic than in the Greek?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 1, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I would like to comment on the use of Aramaic in\u00a0Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani. It's not the Greek word and its meaning that's in question or the crux of the argument. The Aramaic is the problem. The Aramaic word that the Greek word was translated from was supposed to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":14679,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/was-matthew-originally-written-in-hebrew-or-aramaic\/","url_meta":{"origin":29671,"position":4},"title":"Was Matthew originally written in Hebrew or Aramaic?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 21, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: One of the problems I would have with\u00a0your explanation\u00a0is whether or not Matthew wrote the words in Greek or did he write the words in the original Aramaic.\u00a0 Most Bible scholars believe that Matthew wrote in Aramaic and while Mark's words are almost identical, he too was a Jew\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1005,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/could-jesus-have-said-my-god-my-god-for-this-i-was-kept\/","url_meta":{"origin":29671,"position":5},"title":"Could Jesus have said, “My God, my God, for this I was kept?”","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 3, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: I found an article stating that Jesus' words in\u00a0Matthew 27:46\u00a0should have been translated, \"My God, my God, for this I was kept!\" Is there any basis for this claim? 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