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A Note On a Neglected Connotation of Ntn

A Note On a Neglected Connotation of Ntn 114 m3Q in the present verse of Prov. is regarded as a Hoph. participle with a similar meaning (i.e. is dealt heavily with/is oppressed), the Vulg.'s phrase oppritnetttr a gloria may be an accurate translation, where the use of the word gloria is an attempt to reproduce the double entendre of the Hebrew 1). In conclusion we suggest that PERLES' restoration of the text be retained on the evidence of the Vulg.; but that on the evidence of all the ancient versions 1j?n retain the usual meaning searcb for, and that T3M, again on the evidence of the Vulg., should be given the meaning oppressed/distressed 2). The verse would then be translated: "It is not good to eat too much honey: and he who searches for glory will be distressed" (or "oppressed" or the like). Such a translation is as consistent with the philological evidence as is that adduced by PERLES and EITAN. It has the greater merit, how- ever, of being based upon the authority of an ancient version, and the resulting parallelism and meaning are more in accord with the style and import of the book of Proverbs. Cambridge, U. K. A. A. MACINTOSH A NOTE ON http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Vetus Testamentum Brill

A Note On a Neglected Connotation of Ntn

Reif, S.C.
Vetus Testamentum , Volume 20 (1): 3 – Jan 1, 1970
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114 m3Q in the present verse of Prov. is regarded as a Hoph. participle with a similar meaning (i.e. is dealt heavily with/is oppressed), the Vulg.'s phrase oppritnetttr a gloria may be an accurate translation, where the use of the word gloria is an attempt to reproduce the double entendre of the Hebrew 1). In conclusion we suggest that PERLES' restoration of the text be retained on the evidence of the Vulg.; but that on the evidence of all the ancient versions 1j?n retain the usual meaning searcb for, and that T3M, again on the evidence of the Vulg., should be given the meaning oppressed/distressed 2). The verse would then be translated: "It is not good to eat too much honey: and he who searches for glory will be distressed" (or "oppressed" or the like). Such a translation is as consistent with the philological evidence as is that adduced by PERLES and EITAN. It has the greater merit, how- ever, of being based upon the authority of an ancient version, and the resulting parallelism and meaning are more in accord with the style and import of the book of Proverbs. Cambridge, U. K. A. A. MACINTOSH A NOTE ON

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