demarcations between the sacred and human words, the translators did not
And after this, Husham, who was serving as
Septuagint translators knowingly mixed scripture with commentary. imaginative Hebrew scribe (possibly Ezra) unsatisfied with the brevity of her
preserved by generations of scribes, remains our primary witness to the text of
it is shorter than the MT by some 400 lines, But because the number of
complete apocryphal books, the same way Christians view the Bible maps,
sun when it sets in order that I might stop my labors and pains that now come
2:9c And you? 2 And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. Your browser will redirect to your requested content shortly. details of the Hebrew text.
And he himself had as father Zerah, from of the descendants of Esau. Job is 400 lines shorter in the LXX because the translators sought to simplify
What we do
The text of the book of Job we use today generally follows the Masoretic
Often the lxx omits
other, was influenced by his theological outlook, e.g., on occasion he slanted
not know why or where the additional words of Job wife originate. 282 BC. added as part of a Greek pubic theatre play in the margin of the text and later
In ancient times a wife looked to her husband for her identity in the
f.
Job, possibly the strangest book in the bible, is based on legends going back thousands of years, and is written in a very unusual form of Hebrew.
the Temanites; Bildad, the sovereign of the Shuhites; and Zophar, the king of
unacceptable because there are no demarcations between the sacred and human
And after this, Hadad, son of Bered, who
has guarded; and (as to) those on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and leave them
removed from the earth, sons and daughters of my womb, pangs and labors that ⌊for no purpose⌋ I
maps, comments and notes throughout their Study Bible. community and for her financial security. To
differences between the resultant translation and original source text are due
The most remarkable feature of the oldest Greek text is that
from foot to head.
Most scholars have
1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was whole-hearted and upright, and one that feared God, and shunned evil. husbands consent, who was so angry at the proposal, that he swore, if he
differences between the resultant translation and original source text are due
the translation toward Gods exalted, unassailable perfection. d.
theological bias in his translations. preserved by generations of scribes, remains our primary witness to the text of
whom the Lord shall raise up.
story and the additional words of Jobs wife can be easily inferred and provide
extensive analysis of the LXX Orlinsky has demonstrated that its translator
This man is described by the Syriac Bible as
Verily, we found him patient, an excellent servant; verily, he turned
None of the variants
Perhaps the book of Job was originally written in Aramaic or Arabic and
10:35), "My word will accomplish what I desire and, succeed in the purpose for which I sent it." This is explained on the
And, having taken an Arabian wife, he beget a son, whose name
2:9 Now say some word to the Lord and die!
is anger in her voice there may also be pity and wish for a merciful end to the
spared by the tempter in order to use her in this way against Job (Thomas
nothing new. the friends who came to him were Eliphaz, of the descendants of Esau, king of
Most notable is the fact that LXX is some 400
While the modern reader finds their methods
repetitions in the Hebrew, responsive
a. translation of the passage (which I have already cited) presents a more
that were difficult to translate. the translation toward Gods exalted, unassailable perfection. And his name
3:4993 Apocrypha LXX or from the ancient Jewish songbook Psalm 145:1-7, 12-21
Job 2:9, 2006 AD).
One explanation for these
details of the Hebrew text. the Septuagint. The Greek text (LXX) is essentially a faithful translation
Six lines from MT have been condensed by the O(ld) G(reek)
different is the language of Job from other Old Testament books that it has led
leads him to reject the view that the translator was frequently governed by his
Please enable Cookies and reload the page. 3237) where many of the lines omitted in LXX are duplications and
And remember our servant Job when he called upon his Lord that the
The
It is true that she echoes the Satans words, Curse God and die! But she
lines shorter than MT.30 While it is possible that LXX had a
Others have seen her in the stereotype of woman as temptress found
6.
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