Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 10/01/2005 21:32, Bearpecs AT aol.com wrote:

> Exodus 31:16
> (double checked the reference.  sorry I switched the numbers on Deut  6:9)
>
> BHS notes that the Septuagint translates "to do them" instead of "to do the  
> Sabbath".  However, it does not mention the fact that Septuagint  translates 
> earlier in the verse "keep the Sabbaths" (plural) instead of "keep  the 
> Sabbath".
> 1.  Is there reason to believe that the plural in Septuagint does NOT  
> reflect a different Vorlag?
> 2.  If not (i.e. if it may indeed reflect a different Vorlag), why  wouldn't 
> BHS mention it?
>
>  
I believe that in Greek the neuter plural SABBATA is commonly used for a 
singular Sabbath. I know that is regular usage in the New Testament, not 
sure about LXX without checking. And in Greek a neuter plural noun would 
be referenced with a neuter plural pronoun, without implying true 
plurality. So this is probably an issue in the Greek rather than the Hebrew.

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Peter Kirk
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