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  • From: "Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>
  • To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Pronoun )nky in Judg. 6:8
  • Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 15:35:20 -0500

Dear Clay,

A good suggestion. The LXX, Codex B, shows a relative pronoun followed by
a finite verb 3rd person singular. Codex A has a functional equivalent:
the masculine singular nominative article + participle. In both manuscripts
it is clear that )nky is **not** considered the subject of the verb h(lyty.

Judg. 6:8 ... )nky h(lyty )tkM mmcryM ...

The syntax of in the LXX suggests that )nky is outside of the following
clause. This certainly permits (not requires) )nky to be a fronted
constituent functioning pragmatically as a focus marker.

I am not following any particular theory here, I am being eclectic :-)

HH: The Greek translators just rendered the Hebrew with the emphasis they felt the pronoun )NKY required. This involved the insertion of a relative particle and also a linking verb for it, but they were trying to represent the Hebrew where the pronoun is obviously the subject of the verb. The translation I offered in English, without looking at the Greek, did the same thing. It is somewhat unavoidable sometimes, the structure of Greek and English being slightly different than that of Hebrew:

Judg. 6:8 he sent them a prophet, who said, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: It is I who brought you up out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard





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