Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Dan Wagner <Dan.Wagner AT datastream.net>]

Codex Alexandrinus of LXX has _siteutos_ as the adjective, meaning
"fattened" which always modifies an animal, i think (vv. 25 & 28, omits in
26). However, Codex Vaticanus has _deuteros_ (second) like the extant MT in
all 3 verses. I can't imagine what the Vorlage might have been for what is
preserved in Alexandrinus (or for a recension?), or what similar root Block
has in mind here.

I am not familiar with the article, but a good guess would be Vetus
Testamentum, of which J. A. Emerton is editor. He also had several such
articles in the Journal of Theological Studies.

Dan Wagner

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Barach [mailto:jbarach AT telusplanet.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 18:38
> To: Biblical Hebrew
> Subject: Judges 6:26ff.
> 
> 
> BHaverim --
> 
> In Judges 6, YHWH tells Gideon to take "the bull of the bullock"
> (PaR-HaSHOR) which belongs to his father *and* "the second bull" (PaR
> HaSHeNiY) "seven years old."  It is this "second bull" which Gideon
> sacrifices and which the men of the city see when they wake 
> up (v. 28).
> 
> In his commentary on Judges, Daniel Block suggests that there was only
> one bull.  He thinks the word usually translated "second" here doesn't
> actually mean "second," but comes from a different root which 
> means "to
> be exalted, of high rank."  Thus, there is only the one bull, the bull
> that belongs to Gideon's father -- even the prize bull seven 
> years old.
> 
> That sounds plausible, but I can't verify that this "different root"
> exists.  Block cites J. A. Emerton, "The 'Second Bull' in Judges
> 6:25-28," 55-55* -- but doesn't provide any other bibliographical
> detail.
> 
> Your comments would be appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> John
> 
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