Matt. 1:24

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Wed Nov 14 13:17:44 EST 2001


At 10:01 AM -0700 11/14/01, Wayne Leman wrote:
>To the discussion list:
>
>from a recent English version:
>
>"When Joseph woke up from his sleep, he did as the Lord's angel had
>commanded him. He took his wife home."
>
>
>Does "He took his wife home" strike you as an accurate translation of
>PARELABEN THN GUNAIKA AUTOU?
>
>
>It doesn't seem accurate to me, but I'd like to check with others. To me the
>Greek sounds like it has more the meaning of "he took her to be his wife,"
>that is, he completed the marriage arrangement, rather than breaking the
>betrothal.

I'd agree with you on this one, Wayne. The sense is "take off along with
oneself" and in the context this can only mean "take to be with oneself" --
i.e., as  a mate. Does your version do the same thing with 1:20 where the
direct command PARALABE is offered?
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