A Conjectural Emendation in Psalm 68,19
The third colon of Psalm 68,19, ואף סוררים לשכן יה אלהים, literally 'And also rebellious ones to dwell Yah God', is incomprehensible. It is proposed here, based on Judg 8,11, that the original text was ואף סוררים לשכני האהלים, meaning 'Yes, and prisoners from the nomads'. This co...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2022
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Biblica
Year: 2022, Volume: 103, Issue: 1, Pages: 131-136 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Psalmen 68,19
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IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
Further subjects: | B
Bibel. Richter, 8,11
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Summary: | The third colon of Psalm 68,19, ואף סוררים לשכן יה אלהים, literally 'And also rebellious ones to dwell Yah God', is incomprehensible. It is proposed here, based on Judg 8,11, that the original text was ואף סוררים לשכני האהלים, meaning 'Yes, and prisoners from the nomads'. This conjectured text accords with the focus on prisoners in the verse’s two other cola, with the mention of desert dwellers in the parallel verse 7, and with the geographical setting of the relevant section of the psalm. |
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ISSN: | 2385-2062 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblica
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/BIB.103.1.3290616 |