[B-Greek] LXX, Dt. 4:10 punctuation & syntax

Albert Pietersma albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Thu Feb 6 09:12:57 EST 2003


Steven,
See Deut 19.15 :-)
Al

Steven Lo Vullo wrote:

> On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at 11:50 PM, Albert Pietersma wrote:
>
> > Dear Rodney,
> > I am not convinced that either the syntax or the punctuation of v. 10
> > is awkward. The key to the
> > seeming puzzle lies in the verb SUMBIBAZW, which inter alia can mean
> > 'to instruct' and as such,
> > like DIDASKW, takes a double accusative, neither one of which is
> > adverbial (contra Wevers). In
> > terms of sentence typology  it forms a S(ubject)V(erb)O([direct]
> > object)O([direct] object)
> > sentence, like DIDASKW (e.g. DIDASKEI TOUS IOUDAIOUS POLLA---he
> > teaches the Jews many things). In
> > Deut 4.10 hHMERAN plays the role of POLLA in the preceding example and
> > TOUS UIOUS that of TOUS
> > IOUDAIOUS.  Thus both TOUS UIOUS and hHMERAN are direct objects of the
> > verb----however one may
> > construe that in English translation. Personally I would gloss vv.
> > 9c-10a as:
> > "and you shall instruct your sons and your sons' sons about the day on
> > which you stood before the
> > Lord your God at Choreb." Or if one wants to reflect the grammatical
> > construction of the Greek
> > more closely: ". . . you shall teach your sons the day . . . ."
>
> Al, that was exactly my take on it as well.
> =============
> Steven R. Lo Vullo
> Madison, WI

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Albert Pietersma
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