Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Judges 9:8 Septuagint and EPI

Judges 9:8-Use of Epi

Greek LXX: πορευόμενα ἐπορεύθησαν τὰ ξύλα τοῦ χρῗσαι ἑαυτοῗς βασιλέα καὶ εἶπον τῇ ἐλαίᾳ βασίλευσον ἐφ᾽ ἡμῶν

Brenton:
"The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them; and they said to the olive, Reign over us."

NETS: "Going out, the trees went out to anoint a king over themselves. And they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.'"

5 comments:

  1. That's a very interesting passage that I have never really noticed before:-

    https://www.andrews.edu/services/jacl/current_issue/parable-of-the-bramble.html

    https://youtu.be/5r13x3lmIhI

    The bramble cannot rule over, only support under the trees to avoid fire.
    This account in Judges has ecological observation.

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  2. Thanks Duncan. I was trying to obtain more info about this verse.

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  3. https://schoolofpermaculture.com/permaculture-tip-day-7-layers-forest/

    Forests have a predictable structure. Certain trees are usually "over" others. No other tree was as large as the cedar of Lebanon in the region.

    So it seems like a good illustration.

    Even ones planted in the UK that are only 200-300 years old are enormous. Sequoiadendron giganteum are taller but I am not sure that have more total mass.

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  4. Good points and I like the Latin. Judges 9 also discusses olive trees and has this gem:

    “But the vine answered, ‘Should I give up my wine, which cheers both gods and humans, to hold sway over the trees?’ (NIV)

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  5. Nice, there is some good observation here.

    See:- https://permies.com/t/67883/trees-arbor-grapes

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