[B-Greek] Question on LXX Psalm 35:5 (Psa 36:5)

Albert Pietersma albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Tue Dec 7 12:18:21 EST 2004


Dear Henry,
Granted, the Greek might  be read as you suggest. However, since it 
translates a line of Hebrew poetry, with a typical parallel structure, 
it is unlikely that it was produced to be read in that manner. Thus the 
two phrases 'in the sky' and 'as far as the clouds' are best construed 
as parallel. This is further confirmed by the fact that both 'sky' and 
'clouds' are arthrous, even though the Hebrew gives no explicit warrant 
for the second article
Al
On Dec 7, 2004, at 11:52 AM, Henry T. Carmichael wrote:

> The verse reads: KURIE EN TWi OURANWi TO ELEOS SOU KAI H ALHQEIA SOU 
> EWS TWN NEFELWN.
>
> The Brenton translation has "O Lord, thy mercy is in the heavens and 
> thy truth (reaches) to the clouds."  Whiston is almost identical, 
> using "(reacheth)."
>
> My rendering comes out: "O Lord in heaven, thy mercy and thy truth 
> (reach) to the clouds."
>
> Is there good reason in the Greek to connect "EN TWi OURANWi" with "TO 
> ELEWS SOU" rather than with "KURIE?"
>
> Henry Carmichael
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