The Guide for the Perplexed, translated by M. Friedländer

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by  Moses Maimonides

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ww Life of Maimonides . . . . . . . . . . xv
o Moreh Nebuchim Literature. Analysis of the Guide for the Perplexed . . xxvii
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on Introduction—
cti Dedicatory Letter . . . . . . . . . . 
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ed fu TOhne S Oimbijelecst o f t h e G u i d .e .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 
nc Directions for the Study of this Work . . . . . . . 
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nh Introductory Remarks . . . . . . . . . . 
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ook with CHAI PII T ERTOhne G heonmeosinsy imii.i ty of Zele.m .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 
of the b IIIVVI OOOnnn tEraaxbaonhdi,t. haxinxbidbv i.tt e am..n udn ahha z .. a h ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 
py VI On ish and ishshah, ah and ahot . . . . . . 
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wn c VVIIIII OOnn myaalkaodm . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 
ur o IX On kisse . . . . . . . . . . 
yo X On ‘alab, yarad . . . . . . . . . 
se XI On yashab . . . . . . . . . . 
ha XII On kam . . . . . . . . . . 
urc XIII On ‘amad . . . . . . . . . . 
o p XIV On adam . . . . . . . . . . 
nly. T XXVVI OOnn Znauzrab, .y azab .
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er o XVII On Mishnah Hagigah ii.  . . . . . . . 
ut XVIII On karab, naga‘, niggash . . . . . . . 
mp XIX On male . . . . . . . . . . 
co XX On ram, nissa . . . . . . . . . 
nal XXI On ‘abar . . . . . . . . . . 
nstitutio XXXXXXIIIVIII OOOnnn hYbaaal zaak, sh.. ub ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 
an i XXV On shaken .
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on XXVI On “The Torah speaketh the language of man” . . . . 
se XXVII On Targum of Gen. xlvi.  . . . . . . . 
e u XXVIII On regel . . . . . . . . . . 
on is for th XX XX XX II X,I XIXX XXItXoXX XI I X OOOXnnnV ‘aaItk hzaOeelb n L it..m hiet Sotf u.. Mdya na’sn.. dI ntthelel ..e Tcte a c h ... i n g o f... M e t a ...p
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ersi XXXVII On panim . . . . . . . . . 
F v XXXVIII On ahor . . . . . . . . . . 
PD XXXIX On leb . . . . . . . . . . 
brary X XLLI OOnn nruefaehsh .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 
s Li XLII On hayyim-mavet . . . . . . . .
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