[Avodah] Project Proposal - Rewrite Chovos Hal'vavos

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From:  Daniel Eidensohn _yadmoshe at 012.net.il_ (mailto:yadmoshe at 012.net.il) 


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>  Wasn't this originally written in Arabic? If so, then I have wondered 
>  from time to time how accurate the translation into Hebrew is.  Has  
> anyone recently translated this work from the original Arabic? Would  
> not it make sense to have a rewrite based on the original work as  
> opposed to the Hebrew translation?  [--RYL]
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It was  translated by Rav Kapach in 5761

 
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>From what language did R' Kapach translate it -- from ibn Tibon's  old 
Hebrew translation, or from Arabic?  From the context it seems you  are saying 
that R' Kapach translated it from the original Arabic, but you did  not make 
that clear.
 

--Toby Katz
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