Psa 14.7 - shebuth

Matthew Anstey manstey at portal.ca
Tue Feb 16 01:45:02 EST 1999


Dear hebraists

Should shebuth in Ps 14.7 be translated "captivity" or "fortunes"? The ELB
has Gefangenschaft, TOB has les captifs and the LXX has aichmalosia, all
meaning "captivity."  So on what basis is the word "fortunes" used in NIV,
NRSV, Craigie, & Weiser?

yom tov
Matthew Anstey




More information about the b-hebrew mailing list