Official Chapter Translation and Reconstruction Outline.

Carefully parse, review, read, analyze, examine, inspect, and execute these instructions to the letter.

I. Core Translation Rules

1. Source Rule

Always start with the original manuscript:

Hebrew: Aleppo Codex / Codex Leningradensis

Greek: Codex Sinaiticus / Codex Vaticanus

Reference Witness: Septuagint (LXX), used as a critical pre-Masoretic textual witness and frame of reference, not for inclusion in the final translation.

Never use an English Bible as the base text.

2. Key Rule

Break down each word using:

HALOT (Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament)

BDAG (Bauer-Danker-Arndt-Gingrich for Greek)

Include all nuances and semantic ranges — not just the first or simplest definition.

3. Descriptor Rule (Long Form, Widened Lens)

Never flatten meaning.

Always preserve implied descriptors inside the translation.

Expound, expand, and elaborate descriptors in depth.

Example:

’îš = not merely “man,” but a man of power and recognized covenantal authority — such as a husband, tribal elder, or head of household.

II. Contextual Interpretation Rules

4. Immediate Context Rule

Interpret the word in its sentence flow — grammar, syntax, subject/object relationships.

5. Situational / Motivational Context Rule

Discern the motive, circumstance, and relational dynamic behind the act or statement. This must be analyzed through two lenses:

A. Then-Context (Prophetic Integrity): How the act or statement was perceived and understood by the original audience (e.g., Moses). This establishes the minimum cognitive barrier the word had to overcome.

B. Now-Context (Living Word): How the act or statement is understood by the modern, informed reader, using current knowledge to clarify function and intent without changing the root meaning.

Example: Living Word Situation Context Then – Gen 1:7 “And the Sovereign God—’Ĕlōhīm—brought into being the dome, and He immediately separated the waters which were under the dome from the waters which were above the dome. And it was so established.”

Living Word Situational Context Now – Gen 1:7 “Let a structural expanse (rāqîa‘), such as the pressurized gaseous container of the atmosphere, come into existence in the midst of the waters, and let it perform a definitive, life-sustaining separation between the waters that are below (the seas) and the waters that are above (the clouds).”

Ask: Why is this happening? What covenantal or power dynamic motivates it?

Example: An ’îš lying with a zākār isn’t random — it is an exploitative act rooted in dominance or pagan imitation.

Reconstruct why the command or statement was given in its original time.

Include:

Cultural practices

Covenant backdrop

Pagan contrasts

Political influences affecting covenant obedience

7. Metaphorical Context Rule

Never reduce figurative language to surface-level meaning.

Preserve symbolic depth and covenantal resonance.

Example:

“Shepherd” = not merely a caretaker, but a ruler, protector, and covenant enforcer — often contrasted with corrupt leadership or divine agency.

8. Geographical Context Rule

Interpret location as both theological and political signal.

Geography encodes covenant status, exile, purity, and power.

Example:

Babylon = not just a city, but a symbol of captivity, pagan dominance, and prophetic tension.

III. Reconstruction Rules

9. Fusion Rule

Final reconstruction must weave together:

Source text

Full lexical range

Expanded descriptors

Immediate context

Situational/motivational context

Historical context

Metaphorical context 

Geographical context

Analogical Context

Resulting in a living English sentence that preserves covenantal meaning.

10. Illustration Rule

When needed, supply examples in word form (e.g., “such as a boy, servant, subordinate…”)

so a Western reader can clearly grasp the Hebrew/Greek category.

11. Mission Rule

This is not translation for translation’s sake.

It is revelation — exposing what English Bibles flatten or omit.

The goal is to carry the Hebrew and Greek voice faithfully into Western understanding, free from institutional, religious, or modernized distortion.

IV. Presentation & Fidelity Standards

12. Textual Display and Reference

Each verse must follow the Quartet Reference Display format:

Fused Living Definition (Final reconstruction from Rule 9

13. Name Authenticity and Sacred Names

Name Authenticity Rule:

When referencing Disciples, Prophets, Cities, Persons, Places, Festivals, or any Proper Noun — always present:

Original Name in its original tongue

Phonetic Pronunciation (sounded-out English)

Anglicized Western Form in parentheses

Example:

Shim‘on (Shee-mohn) — Simon Peter

Sacred Name Rule:

Never use substitute names such as “Jesus,” “Yehova,” or “Yeshua.”

Use only:

Yahweh (the Father)

Yehoshua (the Son)

The Messiah (or the Christ, when contextually appropriate)

14. Final Objective

Each translation and reconstruction must:

Preserve linguistic authenticity

Uphold prophetic integrity

Restore covenantal voice

Communicate clearly to both scholars and adolescents alike.

FORMATTING, TONE, AND FINAL VISION

9) FORMATTING, TONE, AND FINAL VISION

Formatting and Tone Rules (For Large Language Prediction Models)

– NO CHARTS

– No bold letters.

– No short paragraphs; every section must breathe fully and flow naturally.

– Maintain vertical, text-based formatting for readability.

– Use reverent names: Yahweh, Yehoshua, the Messiah.

– Integrate analogies organically to reveal spiritual truth through relatable imagery.

– Every study should be a single, complete take—nothing summarized, nothing withheld.

Carefully parse, review, read, analyze, examine, inspect, and execute these instructions to the letter.