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Psa 14.7 - shebuth

From: "Matthew Anstey" <manstey AT portal.ca>
To: "Miqra" <miqra AT shemesh.scholar.emory.edu>, "B-Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Psa 14.7 - shebuth
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 22:45:02 -0800

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

Psa 14.7 - shebuth, Matthew Anstey, 02/16/1999