A Rhetorical Solution to a Text-critical Problem in Psalm 69

The final word in Ps 69:27 presents a text-critical problem for interpreters: the MT reads יספרו, »they talked about«, but the LXX/Syr. reflect a Hebrew Vorlage that read יספיו or יספו, »they added to«. This article argues that the variants emerged due to the challenge of translating word play acros...

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Main Author: Hays, Rebecca W. Poe (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:German
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Published: 2021
In: Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
Year: 2021, Volume: 133, Issue: 2, Pages: 231-240
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Psalmen 69,27 / Rhetoric / Criticism / Textual criticism / Wordplay / Hebrew language
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
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