even if you don't accept all of his theses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto_Cassuto
I didn't realize his son, Nathan, perished in WWII concentration camps.
Look at Syriac, a cousin of Arabic. Some believe the Syriac
Church contains the most accurate ancient copies.
http://www.beith-morounoye.org/trans...tion_table.pdf