In the introduction to his book The Text of the Old Testament, Ernst Würthwein explains: “When faced with a difficult passage we cannot simply gather together the various readings and select the one which seems to offer the simplest solution, at times preferring the Hebrew text, at other times the Septuagint, and yet other times the Aramaic Targum.
Oma raamatu The Text of the Old Testament („Vana Testamendi tekst ”) sissejuhatuses selgitab Ernst Würthwein:„ Kui meile mingi lõik raskusi valmistas, ei saanud me lihtsalt erisuguseid variante kokku koguda ja näiliselt lihtsaima lahenduse valida, eelistades mõnikord heebreakeelset teksti, mõnikord Septuagintat, mõnikord arameakeelset Targumit.