To: "Miqra" <miqra AT shemesh.scholar.emory.edu>, "B-Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Psa 14.7 - shebuth
Date: Mon, 15 Feb 1999 22:45:02 -0800
Dear hebraists
Should shebuth in Ps 14.7 be translated "captivity" or "fortunes"? The ELB
has Gefangenschaft, TOB has les captifs and the LXX has aichmalosia, all
meaning "captivity." So on what basis is the word "fortunes" used in NIV,
NRSV, Craigie, & Weiser?