Review of Artscroll Stone Edition Tanach Hebrew - English

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Ketiv (written) & Qere (spoken): A excellent example of how both the written and spoken traditions are equally valid is the instance of 1 Kings 7:23. The Peshat (plain meaning) says that Solomon is constructing a pool which is 10 cubits across and 30 cubits around (30/10=3.000). This is not possible mathematically if it is circular. We know the Mikra (scripture) is accurate, so we go to the Remez (allegoric meaning) for a more detailed investigation. It says "a 30 cubit line (qavah) could encircle it." The Hebrew word "qavah" is a Ketiv word, so it is written but not spoken. Instead we read "qav" which is the Qere tradition. If we take the gematria value of the ratio of qavah/qav (111/106) multiplied by the original ratio (30/10) we get 3.14151. Scripture is presenting to us one of the most accurate approximations of the geometric ratio Pi with denominators less than 30,000 when we consider the Ketiv and Qere together at the Remez level. (Pi is a ratio but it cannot be expressed exactly as a ratio of two integers.)

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