[B-Greek] Psalm 46:6 in Septuagint and Hebrew 10:5

Albert Pietersma albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Thu Jul 6 09:03:41 EDT 2006


The psalm in question is 39:6.  Had you used the standard critical text 
  for LXX Psalms, namely, Alfred Rahlfs,  Psalmi cum Odis 1931 or 
Rahlfs' popular edition (Handausgabe) of 1935, you would have found 
that though almost all textual witnesses support SWMA, the original 
Septuagint read  WTIA.  The mistake, which clearly became widespread, 
is likely due to a misreading of (HQELHSA)SWTIA as (HQELHSA)SSWMA or 
(less likely)  to exegetical interference.
Al
On Jul 6, 2006, at 5:12 AM, Patrick Dayer wrote:

> Hello everybody, I am new in this mail list system, so please correct 
> me if I am not correct in my way to ask questions.
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> In Psalm 40:6 in Hebrew we read "oznayìm Kärîtä" "ears you hollowed 
> out for me." generally translated "ears hast thou opened" however in 
> the quotation of this verse in Heb 10:5 the apostle Paul wrote "a body 
> hast thou prepared me" according with what I read Paul was certainly 
> quoting the LXX as we read for example in LXE "a body hast thou 
> prepared me" However I can not find the word body σωμα in my greek 
> copy of the LXX I find in the contrary "an ear" ωτια, somebody could 
> help me?
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