Goshen - Gottstein, an expert on Hebrew Bible manuscripts, states: “The Masoretes were convinced... that they were keeping up an ancient tradition, and interfering with it purposely would have been for them the worst crime possible. ”
Goshen - Gottstein, Piibli heebreakeelsete käsikirjade ekspert, ütleb: „Masoreedid olid veendunud.., et nad jätkavad muistset traditsiooni, ja selle rikkumine oleks nende arvates olnud kõige hirmsam kuritegu. ”