[B-Greek] 2 Kings 5:18 in the Greek Septuagint
Barry
nebarry at verizon.net
Mon Jul 17 06:19:37 EDT 2006
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> Subject: [B-Greek] 2 Kings 5:18 in the Greek Septuagint
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> Hi,
>
> I read that the noted Hebrew scholar J.B. Lightfoot
> believed that the grammar of the Hebrew text in 2
> Kings 5:18 actually demonstrates Namaan was asking
> forgiveness for an event that took place in the past.
> I haven't found an English version that supports
> Lightfoot's assertion. I looked it up in my large
> Hebrew-Greek-English Bible and didn't see any evidence
> for his claim either. Now I know very little Greek and
> let's just say my knowledge of reading Hebrew is zero
> but in the English text next to it it also describes a
> future event.
>
> Does the LXX describe it as a past or future event?
> Is it an accurate translation of this particular
> Hebrew passage?
The Greek main verbs are future tense. Tense is a tricky thing in Hebrew,
but the context clearly indicates a future tense translation in English of
the Qal imperfectives. You say that you "read that...J.B. Lightfoot
believed..." I assume that means that you did not read Lightfoot himself,
but a source quoting him? Might be interesting to see if Lightfoot actually
supports the assertion.
N.E. Barry Hofstetter
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