I Sam 1 questions

From: Kenneth Litwak (kenneth@sybase.com)
Date: Fri Jan 26 1996 - 10:17:32 EST


     First, on the KJV and Dt 6, I believe the word in question is PERIKUKLWi
(why it's dative I don't know). LSJM say it means "round about". That sounds
like they borrowed this definition from the KJV, rather than offering an
actual definition. Even if they didn't, that's a gloss if I'ver ever seen one.

   Now, I've noticed in 1 Sam 1 that the translator often transliterates
divine titles, rather than translating them like KURION SABAWQ. I'm wondering
if list members think the LXX in these cases whold similarly be transliterated
(and this makes me doubt the Hebrew knowledge of the LXX translator, along
with other things he/she did) or whether it is preferable to render words
like ELWAI and SABAWQ with a real translation of the Hebrew word?

    In 1 Sam 1:8, we read hINA TI. Dana and Mantey says this regularly
means "why?", though I think it could very reasonably be taken to mean
"what's the matter, so that you....". Would this be the geerally
accepted view, that it means "Why?" ?

    Also in the same verse, Elkana says OUK AGAQOS EGW SOIhUPER DEKA TEKNA.
Now I understand this to be a comparision, but I would have expected
KREITTWN and I am not aware that hUPER means "more than". Am I missing sommething
here? First, this shows me the translator didn't understand MiN very well as it
regularly is used for "more than" or other comparitive and is translating
in an overly wooden way, and second, why not a preposition
or something that actually means "more than", like EPANW?

     Finally, I'm struggling with 1:6 TA PEWRI (typo) PERI THN MHTRAN
AUTHS. LSJM and BAGD both say MHTHR means mother but that doesn't
make sense here. So I'm wondering if the alternate meaning of "source"
should be used or if we should render it as "motherhood", even though no one gives
that as the correct translation? In looking at BHS, I even wonder if
the translator had a different text because I can't see how he/she could have
totten (typo) gotten MHTRAN from RXM.

     Thanks.

Ken Litwak
GTU
Bezerkley, CA

P.S.,

   If you don't care about LXX issues, never fear. My Greek exam is in
six days. After that, I'll be too busy reading the DSS in Heberw to worry
about the LXX.



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