About the middle of the third century B.C.E., the first five books of the Bible were translated from Hebrew into Greek.
(‏ دا ٨ :‏ ٥ -‏ ٧ ،‏ ٢٠ ،‏ ٢١‏ )‏ وَفِيمَا ٱزْدَادَ عَدَدُ ٱلْيَهُودِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ ٱلْيُونَانِيَّةَ ،‏ ٱسْتَصْعَبَ كَثِيرُونَ مِنْهُمْ فَهْمَ ٱلْأَسْفَارِ ٱلْعِبْرَانِيَّةِ .‏ فَمَا ٱلْحَلُّ ؟‏