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  • From: dwashbur AT nyx.net
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Definite Article 7:14
  • Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:54:15 -0700



On 16 Jul 2007 at 11:47, Tory Thorpe wrote:

> On Jul 16, 2007, at 11:35 AM, dwashbur AT nyx.net wrote:
>
> > The word PARQENOS in Gen 34:3 occurs BEFORE she was raped. I still
> > don't see your
> > point.
>
> The rape took place in v. 2. PARQENOS is used to describe Dinah in v.
> 3 (twice!) after the rape.

It's hard to tell the actual sequence of events, especially from the language
of verse 3. Why
would he first rape her, and then fall in love with her and ask his father to
arrange the
wedding? It looks as though the LXX translators had the same question and
assumed he
did his tenderness thing before he violated her, which would explain why they
used
PARQENOS to render NA(AR.

In any case, I suspect Karl is right: what we have here is nothing more than
a case of poor
translation. It certainly doesn't make your case.


Dave Washburn
But I can't say Sylvester, George!




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