[B-Greek] EI in Heb 3:11 & Psa 94:11 LXX
Bill Barton
phos at windstream.net
Tue Mar 25 01:17:49 EDT 2008
On Monday, March 24, 2008, 4:38 PM, Elizabeth Kline wrote:
>Subject: [B-Greek] EI in Heb 3:11 & Psa 94:11 LXX
>
> HEB. 3:11 hWS WMOSA EN THi ORGHi MOU: EI EISELEUSONTAI EIS THN
> KATAPAUSIN MOU.
>
> Here we see an example of translation according to habit rather than
> according to meaning. EI is often used to translate the hebrew 'im
> when it functions as a conditional particle. However, in the cases
> where 'im is used as a negative particle EI is used not because it
> renders the meaning of 'im in that context. Apparently the translator
> of the PSA 94 LXX used EI because it was the "stereotypical"
> translation equivalent for 'im. This sort of translation technique
> explains a lot of the semantic idiosyncrasies of the LXX.
>
> Elizabeth Kline
Similar to the LXX, the Vulgate uses "if" (Latin si) rather than "not."
The 1611 KJV uses "not" but puts the "if" translation in the margin.
I wonder if the translators (LXX, Vulgate, KJV) were worried that rendering
with "not" might drift from translation into interpretation?
Regards,
Bill Barton
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