[B-Greek] MH EPI TOUTOIS in Jer. 5:9, 29, 9:8 LXX
Albert Pietersma
albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Fri Sep 17 08:43:17 EDT 2010
Since the Hebrew source text uses the interrogative particle H and the
translator of Jeremiah is given to quantitative representation of his
source (isomorphism), he uses MH to represent H, thereby making the
question into a question that anticipates a negative response. NETS
represents MH by "Surely" in all three cases you cite. Incidentally,
9:8 is 9:9 in Ziegler.
Albert
On Sep 17, 2010, at 1:54 AM, Albert Haig wrote:
> Hello everyone.
>
> A quick question about Jer 5:9 in the LXX (exactly the same phrase
> is found
> in 5:29 and 9:8). What is the reason for the extra negative MH,
> given that
> the following verb is negated by OUK anyway? In the Hebrew there is
> only one
> negative, immediately preceding the verb. The phrase translated MH EPI
> TOUTOIS is just "ha`al-'elleh", which has no negative and could be
> rendered
> in Greek just by EPI TOUTOIS, couldn't it? So why the extra negation
> in the
> LXX? The Greek text seems to translate into English literally as
> "Shall I
> not punish them not for these things", or "Shall I not punish them
> except
> for these things" (by analogy with Mt. 19:9 where MH EPI with the
> dative
> also occurs), rather than just "Shall I not punish them for these
> things" as
> the Hebrew obviously reads.
>
> Does anyone have a suggestion?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Albert Haig.
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