Religion:Textual variants in the Book of Deuteronomy
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Short description: Differences in Book of Deuteronomy manuscripts
Textual variants in the Book of Deuteronomy concerns textual variants in the Hebrew Bible found in the Book of Deuteronomy.
Legend
Purported inter-relationship between significant ancient Old Testament manuscripts (some identified by their siglum).
List
This list provides examples of known textual variants, and contains the following parameters: Hebrew texts written right to left, the Hebrew text romanised left to right, an approximate English translation, and which Hebrew manuscripts or critical editions of the Hebrew Bible this textual variant can be found in. Greek (Septuagint) and Latin (Vulgate) texts are written left to right, and not romanised. Sometimes additional translation or interpretation notes are added, with references to similar verses elsewhere, or in-depth articles on the topic in question.
Deuteronomy 5
Deuteronomy 5:6, see also I am the Lord thy God
- אָֽנֹכִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ, ’ā-nō-ḵî Yah-weh ’ĕ-lō-he-ḵā,, 'I Yahweh your god' – WLC[1]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[2] – LXXRahlfs[3]
- Ancient Greek: – Brenton[4] ABP[5]
- Ego Dominus Deus tuus, 'I Lord your God' – VgColunga&Turrado[6]
- Compare Exodus 20:2.
Deuteronomy 5:7, see also Thou shalt have no other gods before me
- לֹ֣א יִהְיֶ֥ה־לְךָ֛֩ אֱלֹהִ֥֨ים אֲחֵרִ֖֜ים עַל־פָּנָֽ֗יַ׃, lō yih-yeh- lə-ḵā ’ĕ-lō-hîm ’ă-ḥê-rîm ‘al- pā-nā-ya., 'You shall not have other/further gods over/against/above/beside me' – WLC[1] SP[7]
- לוא יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֛֩ אלוהים אֲחֵרִ֖֜ים עַל־פָּנָֽ֗יַ, l-v-a yih-yeh- lə-ḵā l-v-h-m ’ă-ḥê-rîm ‘al- pā-nā-ya, 'You shall not have other/further gods over/against/above/beside me' – 4QDeutn[7] (4QDeutj[7])
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[2] LXXRahlfs[3] Brenton[8] ABP[5]
- Non habebis deos alienos in conspectu meo., '[You] shall have no alien/foreign/strange gods in my sight/presence/proximity.' – VgColunga&Turrado[6]
- Compare Exodus 20:3.
Deuteronomy 5:11, see also Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain
- Ancient Greek: – ABP[5] Brenton[8] (classical Greek spelling)
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[2] LXXRahlfs[3] (Koine Greek spelling)
- Compare Exodus 20:7.
Deuteronomy 5:11, see also Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain
- לֹ֤א יְנַקֶּה֙ יְהוָ֔ה, lō yə-naq-qeh Yah-weh, 'Yahweh will not acquit / leave unpunished / hold guiltless' – WLC[1]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[2] LXXRahlfs.[3] κᾰθᾰρός ("clean, pure") is the origin of the terms catharsis and Catharism.
- Ancient Greek: – Brenton[8]
- Ancient Greek: – ABP[5]
- non erit impunitus, '[he] will not be unpunished' – VgColunga&Turrado[6]. impunitus is the root of the term impunity.
- Compare Exodus 20:7.
Deuteronomy 5:14, see also Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy
- וְגֵרְךָ֖֙ אֲשֶׁ֥֣ר בִּשְׁעָרֶֽ֔יךָ ׃, wə-ḡê-rə-ḵā ’ă-šer biš-‘ā-re-ḵā,, 'your stranger/sojourner who [is] within your gates' – WLC[1]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[2] LXXRahlfs[3] Brenton (no 'ὁ') [8] ABP[5]
- et peregrinus qui est intra portas tuas., 'and [the] traveller who is within your gates.' – VgColunga&Turrado[6]
- Compare Exodus 20:10.
Deuteronomy 5:15, see also Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy
- בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔֗יִם, bə-’e-reṣ miṣ-ra-yim,, 'in the land of Egypt,' – WLC[1]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[2] LXXRahlfs[3] Brenton[8] ABP[5]
- in Ægypto,, 'in Egypt,' – VgColunga&Turrado[6]
- Compare Exodus 20:11 (an entirely different sentence in all witnesses, which supports Sabbath observance by reference to the Genesis creation narrative rather than the Exodus).
Deuteronomy 5:15, see also Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[2] LXXRahlfs[3] Brenton[8] ABP[5]
- omitted – WLC[1] VgColunga&Turrado[6]
- Compare Exodus 20:11: וַֽיְקַדְּשֵֽׁהוּ׃, way-qad-də-šê-hū. s, 'and (he) consecrated it.' Ancient Greek: et sanctificavit eum., 'and [he] sanctified it.'.
Deuteronomy 5:16, see also Honour thy father and thy mother
- לְמַ֣עַן ׀ יַאֲרִיכֻ֣ן יָמֶ֗יךָ, lə-ma-‘an ya-’ă-rî-ḵun yā-me-ḵā, 'that your days/times may be long [plural]' – WLC[1]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[2]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXRahlfs[3] Brenton[8] ABP[5]
- longo vivas tempore, '(during a) long time may [you] live [singular]' – VgColunga&Turrado[6]
- Compare Exodus 20:12.
Deuteronomy 5:16, see also Honour thy father and thy mother
- וּלְמַ֙עַן֙ יִ֣יטַב לָ֔ךְ, ū-lə-ma-‘an yî-ṭaḇ lāḵ, 'that it may be [singular] well with you' – WLC[1]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[2] LXXRahlfs[3] Brenton[8] ABP[5] (mentioned before καὶ ἵνα μακροχρόνιοι ἦτε / καὶ ἵνα μακροχρόνιοι ἦτε)
- et bene sit tibi, 'and [it] may be [singular] well with/for you' – VgColunga&Turrado[6]
- Compare Exodus 20:12 (where this phrase is omitted in Hebrew and Latin witnesses, but identical in Greek witnesses).
Deuteronomy 5:17–19, see also Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery and Thou shalt not steal
- לֹ֥֖א תִּֿרְצָֽח׃ ס וְלֹ֖֣א תִּֿנְאָֽ֑ף׃ סוְלֹ֖֣א תִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב׃ ס, lō trə-ṣāḥ. s wə-lō tnə-’āp̄. s wə-lō tḡə-nōḇ. s, '[You] shall not murder. And [you] shall not commit adultery. And [you] shall not steal.' – WLC[1]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[2] LXXRahlfs[3]
- Ancient Greek: – Brenton[8] ABP[5]
- Non occides, neque moechaberis, furtumque non facies:, '[You] shall not kill/slay, nor shall [you] commit adultery, and theft [you] shall not commit:' – VgColunga&Turrado[6]
- Compare Exodus 20:13–15.
Deuteronomy 5:21, see also Thou shalt not covet
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[2] LXXRahlfs[3] Brenton[8] ABP[5]
- omitted – WLC[1] VgColunga&Turrado[6]
- Compare Exodus 20:17.
Deuteronomy 5:21, see also Thou shalt not covet
- כֹ֖ל, ḵōl, 'all/everything/anything' – WLC[1]
- Ancient Greek: – Brenton[8] ABP[5]
- universa, 'all [things] (combined) or [the] whole [of things]' – VgColunga&Turrado[6]
- omitted – LXXSwete[2] LXXRahlfs[3]
- Compare Exodus 20:17.
Deuteronomy 22
Deuteronomy 22:25
- הַנַּעַר, han-na-‘ar, 'a boy or a young man' – K[9][10]
- הַֽנַּעֲרָה֙, han-na-‘ar-rāh, 'a girl/damsel or a young woman' – Q[9][10] SP[9]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[11] ABP[12] Brenton[13]
Deuteronomy 22:25
- וּמֵ֗ת הָאִ֛ישׁ, ū-mêṯ hā-’îš, 'then the man shall die' – MT[9][10]
- Ancient Greek: – ABP[12]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[11] Brenton[13]
Deuteronomy 22:26
- ־[ולנער] (וְלַֽנַּעֲרָה֙) לֹא־תַעֲשֶׂ֣ה דָבָ֔ר, [wə·lan·na·‘ar] (wə·lan·na·‘ă·rāh) lō- ṯa-‘ă-śeh ḏā-ḇār,, '(But [to] the young woman) you shall not do anything;' – WLC[10]
- Ancient Greek: – ABP[12]
- omitted – LXXSwete[11] Brenton[13]
Deuteronomy 22:26
- אֵ֥ין [לַנַּעַר כ] (לַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה ק) חֵ֣טְא מָ֑וֶת כִּ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ כִּ֡י, ’ên [lan·na·‘ar] (lan·na·‘ă·rāh) ḥêṭ mā·weṯ; kî, '[there is] not [to] (the young woman) a sin [worthy] of death. For' – WLC[10]
- Ancient Greek: – ABP[12]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[11] Brenton[13]
Deuteronomy 22:28, see also Rape in the Hebrew Bible § Deuteronomy 22:28–29
- כִּֽי־יִמְצָ֣א אִ֗ישׁ, kî- yim-ṣā ’îš,, 'If a man finds' – WLC[10]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[11] ABP[12] Brenton[13]
Deuteronomy 22:28, see also Rape in the Hebrew Bible § Deuteronomy 22:28–29
- וּתְפָשָׂ֖הּ, ū-ṯə-p̄ā-śāh, 'and he seizes her' – WLC[10]
- Ancient Greek: – ABP[12]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[11] Brenton[13]
Deuteronomy 22:28, see also Rape in the Hebrew Bible § Deuteronomy 22:28–29
- וְנִמְצָֽאוּ׃, wə-nim-ṣā-’ū., 'and [they] are found,' – WLC[10]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[11] ABP[12] Brenton[13]
Deuteronomy 22:29, see also Rape in the Hebrew Bible § Deuteronomy 22:28–29
- חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים כָּ֑סֶף, ḥă-miš-šîm kā-sep̄;, 'fifty of silver' – WLC[10]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[11] ABP[12] Brenton[13]
Deuteronomy 22:29, see also Rape in the Hebrew Bible § Deuteronomy 22:28–29
- לֹא־יוּכַ֥ל, lō- yū-ḵal, 'he shall not be permitted' – WLC[10]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[11] ABP[12] Brenton[13]
Deuteronomy 22:29, see also Rape in the Hebrew Bible § Deuteronomy 22:28–29
- כָּל־יָמָֽיו׃ ס, kāl- yā-māw. s, 'all his days' – WLC[10]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[11] ABP[12] Brenton[13]
Deuteronomy 22:30
- Ancient Greek: – ABP[12] Brenton[13] (classical Greek spelling)
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[11] (Koine Greek spelling)
- Compare Songs 2:6.
Deuteronomy 22:30
- Ancient Greek: – ABP[12] Brenton[13]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[11]
Deuteronomy 28
Deuteronomy 28:30, see also Rape in the Hebrew Bible § Deuteronomy 28
- יִשְׁכָּבֶ֔נָּה, yiš-kā-ḇen-nāh,[14], 'will rape her[15][16]' – Q[17]
- יִשְׁגָּלֶנָּה – K[17]
- ישכב – SP[17]
- Ancient Greek: – LXXSwete[18] ABP[19] Brenton[20]
Deuteronomy 28:30, see also Rape in the Hebrew Bible § Deuteronomy 28
See also
- List of Hebrew Bible manuscripts
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Biblos.com & Helps Ministries (2011–2018). "Deuteronomy 5 Interlinear Bible". Biblehub.com. https://biblehub.com/interlinear/deuteronomy/5.htm.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 "Deuteronomy 5 Swete's Septuagint". Biblehub.com. 1930. https://biblehub.com/sepd/deuteronomy/5.htm.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Rahlfs 1935, Δευτερονόμιον.
- ↑ Brenton 1879, p. 253–254.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 Charles Van der Pool (1996). "Apostolic Bible Polyglot Deuteronomy 5". Biblehub.com. https://biblehub.com/interlinear/apostolic/deuteronomy/5.htm.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 Colunga & Turrado, ed (1946). "Deuteronomy 5 VULGATE;NIV - Bible Gateway". biblegateway.com. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomium+5&version=VULGATE;NIV.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 J.P. van de Giessen (2003). "Deuteronomium 5:7" (in nl). bijbelaantekeningen.nl. http://www.bijbelaantekeningen.nl/files/biblevers?Deuteronomium%205:7.
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 Brenton 1879, p. 254.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 J.P. van de Giessen (2003). "Deuteronomium 22:25" (in nl). bijbelaantekeningen.nl. http://www.bijbelaantekeningen.nl/files/biblevers?Deuteronomium%2022:25.
- ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 Biblos.com & Helps Ministries (2011–2018). "Deuteronomy 22 Interlinear Bible". Biblehub.com. https://biblehub.com/interlinear/deuteronomy/22.htm.
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 "Deuteronomy 22 Swete's Septuagint". Biblehub.com. 1930. https://biblehub.com/sepd/deuteronomy/22.htm.
- ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 Charles Van der Pool (1996). "Apostolic Bible Polyglot Deuteronomy 22". Biblehub.com. https://biblehub.com/interlinear/apostolic/deuteronomy/22.htm.
- ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 Brenton 1879, p. 277.
- ↑ Biblos.com & Helps Ministries (2011–2018). "Deuteronomy 28 Interlinear Bible". Biblehub.com. https://biblehub.com/interlinear/deuteronomy/28.htm.
- ↑ "Deuteronomy 28 (New International Version)". Biblehub.com. https://biblehub.com/niv/deuteronomy/28.htm.
- ↑ Scholz 2021.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 J.P. van de Giessen (2003). "Deuteronomium 28:30" (in nl). bijbelaantekeningen.nl. http://www.bijbelaantekeningen.nl/files/biblevers?Deuteronomium%2028:30.
- ↑ "Deuteronomy 28 Swete's Septuagint". Biblehub.com. 1930. https://biblehub.com/sepd/deuteronomy/28.htm.
- ↑ Charles Van der Pool (1996). "Apostolic Bible Polyglot Deuteronomy 28". Biblehub.com. https://biblehub.com/interlinear/apostolic/deuteronomy/28.htm.
- ↑ Brenton 1879, p. 285.
Bibliography
- Biblos.com & Helps Ministries (2011–2018). "Interlinear Bible (Westminster Leningrad Codex – English)". Biblehub.com. https://biblehub.com/interlinear/deuteronomy/1.htm.
- Brenton, Lancelot Charles Lee (1851). "Brenton's Septuagint Translation". Biblehub.com. https://biblehub.com/sep/deuteronomy/1.htm.
- Brenton, Lancelot Charles Lee (1879). The Septuagint version of the OT, with an English translation. London: Samuel Bagster. pp. 1156. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/The_Septuagint_version_of_the_OT%2C_with_an_English_translation_%281879%29.pdf. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- Rahlfs, Alfred (1935). "Δευτερονόμιον (Deuteronomy Rahlfs)" (in el). Alfred Rahlfs' edition of the Septuagint. Greek Wikisource. https://el.wikisource.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BD%CF%8C%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%BD_(Rahlfs).
- Scholz, Susanne (2021). Sacred Witness. Rape in the Hebrew Bible. Fortress Press. ISBN 9781506482033. https://www.bol.com/nl/p/sacred-witness/9300000031495453/. (E-book edition)
- Swete, Henry Barclay (1930). "Swete's Septuagint". Biblehub.com. https://biblehub.com/sepd/deuteronomy/1.htm.
- Emanuel Tov, The Text-Critical Use of the Septuagint in Biblical Research (TCU), 1981 (1st edition), 1997 (2nd edition), 2015 (3rd edition).
- Emanuel Tov, Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible (TCHB), 1992 (1st edition), 2001 (2nd edition), 2012 (3rd edition).
- Emanuel Tov, Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible, Qumran, Septuagint: Collected Writings, Volume 3 (2015).
- Tov, Emanuel (1999). "38. The Septuagint Additions (‘Miscellanies’) in 1 Kings 2 (3 Reigns 2)". The Greek and Hebrew Bible: Collected Essays on the Septuagint. Vetus Testamentum Supplements. 72. Leiden: Brill. https://brill.com/view/book/9789004275973/B9789004275973-s039.xml.
- van de Giessen, J. P. (2003). "Index Bijbelverzen" (in nl). bijbelaantekeningen.nl. http://www.bijbelaantekeningen.nl/files/page?1000.
- Van der Pool, Charles (1996). "Apostolic Bible Polyglot (ABP)". Biblehub.com. https://biblehub.com/interlinear/apostolic/deuteronomy/1.htm.
External links
- Digitized Hebrew and Greek Manuscripts: Access and Issues – Introduction to online biblical textual studies
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