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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: Awohili AT aol.com
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Ex3:14
  • Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 14:10:52 +0100

On 13/09/2005 13:32, Awohili AT aol.com wrote:

That may be assuming too much. It may be evidence that the LXX translators interpreted the Hebrew text to say that, but it is not sufficient to say that this is what the Hebrew text means, or meant originally.


Of course. But Hebrew grammar had changed much less by the time of the LXX translators than it has now, and so the LXX reading of the verb is likely to be more accurate than that of modern Hebrew speakers.


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