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  1. OT Textual Criticism Amateur @[email protected] ·

    A fun little variant was pointed out to me by a friend:
    MT Ps 84:8: יֵרָאֶ֖ה אֶל־אֱלֹהִ֣ים בְּצִיּֽוֹן
    LXX: ὀφθήσεται ὁ Θεὸς τῶν θεῶν ἐν Σιών
    Pesh: ܢܬܚܙܐ ܐܠܗ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܢ ܒܨܗܝܘܢ (= LXX)
    Vulg: parebunt apud Deum in Sion

    The only difference is the vowel in אל. The vowel in אל determines whether it is a noun (construct "God of") or a preposition ("to"), and thus whether the next word אלהים is "gods" or "God."

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  2. OT Textual Criticism Amateur @[email protected] ·

    I think it is very odd that in Psalm 51:14b (MT) = OG Psalm 50:14b = English Psalm 51:12b, the spirit is described as:
    MT נְדִיבָ֣ה ("willing")
    OG ἡγεμονικῷ ("masterly")
    Pesh ܡܫܒܚܬܐ ("glorified")
    Vulg potenti ("powerful")

    No idea why...

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  3. OT Textual Criticism Amateur @[email protected] ·

    In #Psalms 11:1 (10:1 in OG numbering), the verse ends:

    MT: הַרְכֶ֥ם צִפּֽוֹר
    your mountain, bird

    OG: ἐπὶ τὰ ὄρη ὡς στρουθίον
    to the mountains like a bird
    = Pesh: ܥܠ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܐܝܟ ܨܦܪܐ
    ~ Vulg: in montem ut avis

    Tg: לטורא/לטוריכון/ היך צפורא
    to (the/your) mountains like a bird

    Three strange features of MT strike me:
    1. no "to"
    2. no "like" a bird
    3. "your" mountain

    All 3 are unique to MT except that *part* of Tg tradition agrees with 3.

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