31 The Hebrew scholar Professor Dr. Benjamin Kedar of Israel, in an interview with a representative of the Watch Tower Society, evaluated the New World Translation as follows: "In my linguistic research in connection with the Hebrew Bible and translations, I often refer to the English edition of what is known as the New World Translation.
Muphurofesa Benjamin Kedar, mugudi wa Luheberu ngei Isiraele, o amba zwi tevhelaho nga 1989: "Kha ṱhoḓisiso yanga ya luambo malugana na Bivhili ya Luheberu na ṱhalutshedzelo, kanzhi ndi shumisa nzudzanyo ya Luisimane ine ya ḓivhiwa sa New World Translation.