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Calque (Word-for-Word) Translations
of Biblical Texts
Sacred Hebrew texts, especially the Bible and prayers, have been translated into Jewish languages around the world. Often the translations imitate the original Hebrew word order (a linguistic phenomenon known as calque). Here are some examples, using the first verse of Bereshit (Genesis):
Judeo-Georgian

Hulaula

Ladino

Judeo-Persian

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