[B-Greek] ANA MESON in Genesis 1
pbaronow at insightbb.com
pbaronow at insightbb.com
Tue Jul 24 19:36:24 EDT 2007
On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:42:18 -0700, you wrote:
>Anthony,
>
>As to the translation part of you question, Lancelot C.L. Brenton does translate the first appearance of this LXX prepositional phrase in Genesis 1:4 as "between" and at the second appearance in 1:4 he has a superscripted letter at the word "and" which refers to a footnote at the bottom of the page which reads "Gr. and between the darkness". In Genesis 1:6 Brenton has "between". Someone else can comment on the not uncommon preposition redundancy (in the compound for separated or divided and ana meson).
>
>Jerry Reimer
Jerry,
I am a "Little Greek" and even "Littler Hebrew"; but, is not this double use of the preposition "between" a Hebraism? In BHS [Gn 1:4], the preposition "between" is used twice - as is typical in Biblical Hebrew: as in "Let (the two of us) make a covenant between me and between you". In Biblical Hebrew, such a duplication of "between" is not redundant, but it may become redundant in a literal translation into another language.
If I am wrong (often a good bet), I'm sure I will be corrected for my better understanding.
Best Wishes,
Paul Baronowsky (Layman, Retired Chemist)
Lafayette, IN
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