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Biblical Hebrew was a scribal creation

The Hebrew of the Bible was a distinctive literary language, not how most people in Israel and Judah spoke. Its syntax made texts easy to expand.

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Later scribes, no longer speaking Hebrew daily, kept continuity with the oldest writings, perhaps believing they held God's words.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 167

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