I was under impression that dagesh kal is absent from LXX and Secunda. But it
is there in the place name Mizpeh. Could anyone explain this?
Perhaps the explanation is simple, I just don't see it out of hand. Are there
other cases of dagesh kal in Greek transliterations? There are few b's in
place names with suffix -on, such as Helbon, but they are not necessarily
caused by dagesh kal since beta could be naturally pronounced close to bet.
I have a question about determining whether a verse is a declaration, or
a question.
Proverbs 5:16 (KJB)
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
In some modern translations, this is switched to a question, as it is
believed to fit the
context better. (However, John Gill and some others explain the verse as
being a
reference to children, descendents, which would leave it as a declarative
sentence.
In fact, Gill quotes both the Targum and Ibn Ezra as fitting this
understanding.)
Independent of the contextual issues, are their clues in the Hebrew
grammar or
construction that would indicate which way this verse is mentioned ? Or is
it purely
a contextual issue ?
Shalom,
Steven Avery
Queens, NY
[b-hebrew] Mizpeh in LXX, a question,
Vadim Cherny, 12/26/2004