Biblical Hebrew Forum

["C. Stirling Bartholomew" <jacksonpollock AT earthlink.net>]

Thank you Trevor and Ken,

As Trevor pointed out, the use of suffixes (also construct chains) makes the
constituent order in the LXX improbable as a representation of Hebrew
constituent order. I  was trying to rule out the possibility that there was
something in the vorlage of Job 39:3a OG that was driving the constituent
order. I think we have succeded in rulling it out.

Ken's point is well taken. I looked at the first ten chapters of Job to see
how many times a suffix in the MT is represented by a "fronted" constituent.
The results of this search settled the issue. I have listed the citations
from E.Tov's MT/LXX after my signature.  I realize I am using "fronted" in
an odd way but forgive me this once, ok? :-)


greetings,
Clay Bartholomew 
 
Job 5:3
nw hw    auton ~11 he diaita
Job 5:5
xyl M    auton ~11 he ischus
Job 5:24
)hl K    sou ~11 ho oikos
Job 6:2
k(& y    mou ~11 ten orgen
Job 6:4
rwx y    mou ~11 to haima
Job 6:7
np$ y    mou ~11 he psuche
Job 6:8
$)lt y    mou ~11 he aitesis
Job 6:11
kx y    mou ~11 he ischus
qc y    mou ~11 ho chronos
np$ y    mou ~11 he psuche
Job 6:22
w m kx kM    e tes par humon ~11 ischuos
Job 7:5
b&r y    mou ~11 to soma
Job 7:7
xy y    mou ~11 he zoe
Job 7:16
ym y    mou ~11 ho bios
Job 7:18
tbxn nw    auton ~11 krineis
Job 9:17
y$wp ny    me ~11 ektripse
pc( y    mou ~11 ta suntrimmata
Job 9:21
xy y    mou ~11 he zoe
Job 9:31
t+bl ny    me ~11 ebapsas
Job 9:34
tb(t ny    me ~11 strobeito
Job 10:2
tr$y( ny    me ~11 asebein
Job 10:8
w tbl( ny    me ~11 epaisas
Job 10:9
(&yt ny    me ~11 eplasas
t$yb ny    me ~11 {...apostrepheis}10
Job 10:10
ttyk ny    me ~11 emelxas
Job 10:11
tlby$ ny    me ~11 enedusas
tskk ny    me ~11 eneiras
Job 10:12
rwx y    mou ~11 to pneuma
Job 10:14
tnq ny    athoon me ~11 pepoiekas
Job 10:18
hc)t ny    me ~11 exegages