Metsudah Chumash/Rashi, Vols. 1-5: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy [Bereishis, Shemos, Vayikro, Bamidbar, Devarim] (Hebrew Edition) (Hardcover)

by Nachum Y. Kornfeld (Technical Editor), Abraham B. Walzer (Technical Editor), Rabbi Avrohom Davis (Translator)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2648 pages
• Publisher: Metsudah / KTAV Publishing House, Inc.; 2nd edition (June 1997)
• Language: English, Hebrew
• ISBN-10: 0881255750
• ISBN-13: 978-0881255751
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 7.8 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,307,916 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mestudah Chumash, December 26, 1999

By A Customer

This Chumash (5 Books of Moses) is an absolutely wonderful learning tool. It has the English and the Hebrew in linear form so it is very easy to use. The translation is not one of those "thy" and "thou" translations, but rather is real, understandable English. I also like that the names are transliterations of the real Hebrew names and not the Anglicized names so often encountered. In short, this is a genuine Jewish Bible (Five Books of Moses) and is great for anyone who is looking for that. As if this is not enough, it iscludes the commentary of Rashi, in the same great linear format. Rashi (he lived in 11th Century France) is one of the greatest of all Torah commentaries and explains things according to the Oral Tradition. All together, this is a great edition and I unhesitatingly recommend it for use in study of Chumash and learning Hebrew or for simply reading the Torah.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best linear translation available., November 23, 2000

By	David Dressler (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This has proved to be an absolutely phenominal resource in my study of Rashi.

Firstly, the translation is simple, clean, and generally accurate. Metsudah wisely chose to be truer to the exact translation than to the "spirit." For the purpose of a linear translation, this is a tremendous benefit.

Secondly, the layout of the text is very easy to read. The top of the page has two columns of Torah: vocalized Hebrew on the right side, its translation on the left. The bottom of the page is Rashi: vocalized (and non-Rashi-scripted) Hebrew and its translation alongside. There are a number of linear translations out there, but this is by far the easiest to read.

Thirdly, Metsudah provides helpful footnotes which help clarify some of Rashi's more ambiguous statements.

Any serious student of Rashi will find this text invaluable.

(P.S. Metsudah also publishes linear translations of, among other things, the siddur, tehillim and megillot. All are worth having.)

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful resource, March 28, 2001

By	Geoffrey S. Robinson (Haddon Heights, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

While I am not Jewish, I have gleaned a lot from this resource. The interlinear translation style is extremely wonderful resource, esp. for people trying to pick up the language or to see the underlying Hebrew. The Rashi commentary is easy to follow. All the texts are well laid-out and extremely readable. I find the resource valuable for helping someone pick up Hebrew. The translation is more word for word than thought for thought, but that is appropriate in this context, given that it is an interlinear translation. Rashi adds valuable insights. His text being there in Hebrew and English is done just as well as the Torah text. The use of a the more readable font for the Hebrew is easier for people like me who are still picking up Hebrew. The only thing, as a Gentile, I have a struggle with in the English translation is the transliterated words as opposed to the Anglinized words. Not a big deal, just takes some getting used to. This is well worth the price, esp. for the serious student or scholar.