Editing Book of Ezekiel (section)

=== Textual history ===
The Jewish scriptures, mostly in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], were translated into Greek in the two centuries prior to the [[Common Era]] &mdash; a version known as the [[Septuagint]]. The Hebrew version was later formalised into the [[Masoretic Text]]. The Greek (Septuagint) version of Ezekiel differs slightly from the Hebrew (Masoretic) version – it is about 8 verses shorter (out of 1,272)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.answers.com/Q/How_many_verses_are_in_the_the_book_of_Ezekiel|title=How many verses are in the book of Ezekiel?|website=[[Answers.com]]}}</ref> and possibly represents an earlier transmission of the book we have today (according to the Masoretic tradition) – while other ancient manuscript fragments differ from both.{{sfn|Blenkinsopp|1996|p=130}}