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What is this? This workbench reconstructs the probable Hebrew text the LXX translator had in front of them — known as the Vorlage. Each reconstructed word is compared against the Masoretic Text and color-coded: agrees with MT, agrees with DSS, unattested (possible lost variant), or Greek idiom with no Hebrew equivalent.

LXX Back-Translation Workbench

Select a passage to reconstruct the probable Hebrew Vorlage — the text the Greek translator had in front of them. Each reconstructed word is color-coded by its relationship to the Masoretic Text.

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