The rabbis rejected the legend of the 72 translators, stating: “It happened once that five elders wrote the Torah for King Ptolemy in Greek, and that day was as ominous for Israel as the day on which the golden calf was made, since the Torah could not be accurately translated. ”
Rabid hülgasid legendi 72 tõlkijast ja väitsid: ” Kord juhtus, et viis vanemat kirjutasid kuningas Ptolemaiose jaoks kreeka keeles Toora, ja see oli Iisraelile sama kurjakuulutav päev kui see, mil valmistati kuldvasikas, sest Toorat ei saa täpselt tõlkida. ”