Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Dave Washburn <dwashbur AT nyx.net>]

On Sunday 06 February 2005 04:23, Trevor Peterson wrote:
> Dave Washburn wrote:
> > I'm wondering about the word HCN( in this verse.  It's a hapax; the
> > nearest cousin is a passive in Proverbs that seems to speak of humility. 
> > But if the word's meaning is clearly established as "humbly" or "in
> > humility" or something like that, why did the LXX translate it hETOIMON
> > EINAI, "be ready"???  The few commentaries etc. that I have are no help,
> > they just assume the "standard" rendering and move on.  I think it was
> > Moffatt who rendered it "in fellowship," and I have no idea where that
> > came from.  Any thoughts?
>
> Not an answer, but a suggestion. From the entry in HALOT, it looks like
> a lot of ink has been spilled over this word. If you haven't already,
> you might try consulting the sources cited there. Incidentally, in its
> citation of the versions, it points out that there is a rather wide
> range of renderings. Syriac seems to agree with LXX, so Yigal may be on
> the right track with trying to find a possible confusion in the Hebrew
> text, rather than at the translation level.

At the moment I don't have access to HALOT.

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