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  • From: Schmuel <Schmuel AT escape.com>
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  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Job 39:13 - peacocks, ostriches, storks, feathers and wings and things
  • Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 12:41:58 -0400

Hi b-hebrew,

Thank you Kevin and Steve for your help on the Ben Chayyim text. I had
forgotten
that the first two Kittel editions were Ben Chayyim based. I do wonder if
Kittel did
some significant textcrit work in those editions that would change it from
the earlier
Ben Chayyim text? or if it was essentially 100% faithful, with simply notes
and such added ?

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NowI do have a question, mainly masoretic text related, on this verse...

Job 39:13 (KJB)
Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto
the ostrich?
(margin note-"the feathers of the stork and ostrich")

JPS-1985
The wings of the ostrich beats joyously; Are her pinions and plumage like the
storks ?

Understanding that there is a *lot* of variation in various translations
(list and notes available :-)
including the translation of potential bird words --

renanim - greediness, gluttony
ostriches, some singular ostrich, similar to ye'enim (male)
Lam 4:3
chasidah - kindness, stork
notsah - feathers (ostrich in KJB in Job usage.. some put hawk, pelican)
awlas - root - from rejoicing -- KJB- peacock

And other words are used elsewhere, for some of these birds
tukkim --> peacocks KJB 1 King 10:22 2 Chronicles 9:21
bat-ya`anah --> ostrich (some translations)

Since many translations lead to logical difficulties, such as eliminating
the plural of renanim, or assigning proudness to the rather mundane ostrich
wings, or weakening the flow of logic to the ostrich which continues in the
chapter....

QUESTION
** Are there significant variations in the Masoretic Text manuscripts ? **

If others want to comment in general, that is fine :-) So far, I have
gathered a number of interesting and widely and wildly conflicting
translations and views. However, I really would like to know if the various
MT texts are all in agreement here.

Shalom,
Steven Avery
Queens, NY




  • [b-hebrew] Job 39:13 - peacocks, ostriches, storks, feathers and wings and things, Schmuel, 06/03/2004

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