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Additions Or Omissions in the Books of Samuel: the Significant Pluses and Minuses in the Massoretic, LXX and Qumran Texts Zurich Open Repository and Archive University of Zurich Main Library Strickhofstrasse 39 CH-8057 Zurich www.zora.uzh.ch Year: 1984 Additions or Omissions in the Books of Samuel: The Significant Pluses and Minuses in the Massoretic, LXX and Qumran Texts Pisano, Stephen Posted at the Zurich Open Repository and Archive, University of Zurich ZORA URL: https://doi.org/10.5167/uzh-151878 Monograph Published Version Originally published at: Pisano, Stephen (1984). Additions or Omissions in the Books of Samuel: The Significant Pluses and Minuses in the Massoretic, LXX and Qumran Texts. Freiburg, Switzerland / Göttingen, Germany: Universitätsverlag / Vandenhoeck Ruprecht. PISANO · ADDITIONS OR OMISSIONS IN THE BOOKS OF SAMUEL ORBIS BIBLICUS ET ORIENT ALIS Published by the Biblical Institute of the University of Fribourg Switzerland the Seminar für Biblische Zeitgeschichte of the University of Münster i. W. Federal Republic of Germany and the Schweizerische Gesellschaft für orientalische Altertumswissenschaft Editor: Othmar Keel Coeditors: Erich Zenger and Albert de Pury The Author: Stephen Pisano, S. J., received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Gonzaga Univer­ sity, Spokane (U.S.A.), in 1968. He studied theology at the Faculte de Theologie de Lyon-Fourviere from 1972 until 1974 and then at the Theology Faculty of Centre Sevres, Paris, from 1974 to 1976. He was awarded the Maitrise en Theologie (S.T.L.) in 1976. From 1976 until 1978 he studied at the Pontifical Biblical Ins­ titute in Rome, from which he received the Licentiate in Sacred Scripture (S.S.L.). After further research at the Biblical Institute during 1979-1980 he began doctoral studies at the University of Fribourg in 1980 and defended his thesis before the Theology Faculty of that university in 1982. Since 1982 he has been teaching textual criticism and Old Testament exegesis at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome. ORBIS BIBLICUS ET ORIENTALIS 5 7 STEPHEN PISANO, S.J. ADDITIONS OR OMISSIONS IN THE BOOKS OF SAMUEL The Significant Pluses and Minuses in the Massoretic, LXX and Qumran Texts UNIVERSITÄTSVERLAG FREIBURG SCHWEIZ VANDENHOECK & RUPRECHT GÖTTINGEN 1984 CIP-K11rvit1/dll.foahmt der Dt11tsehm Bibliothtle Pisano, St,ph,n Additions or Omissions in thc Books of Samuel: the significant pluscs and minuses in the Massoretic, LXX and Qumran texts / Stephen Pisano. Freiburg (Schweiz): Universitätsverlag Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, 1984. (Orbis biblicus et orientalis; 5 7) ISBN 3-7278-0315-0 (Universitätsverlag) ISBN 3-525-53679-8 (Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht) NE:GT Publication subsidized by the Fribourg University Council Fribourg Switzerland © 1984 by Universitätsverlag Freiburg Schweiz Paulusdruckerei Freiburg Schweiz Digitalisat erstellt durch Florian Lippke, Departement für Biblische Studien, Universität Freiburg Schweiz To my Parents vii T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Table of Contents vii Foreword xi Abbreviations xii INTRODUCTION PART "NON-HAPL0GENIC" PLUSES 17 1. 1 "Non-haplogenic" pluses in LXX 17 1 Sam 1 : 5 f . • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • . 1 7 1:11 ••••.•••••••••••••••••..••••••••.•.. 19 1 :28 and 2:11a •••••.•••••••••••••••.•••• 24 3:20-4:1a ••••••••••••••••••••...••..•••• 29 8:18 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••• 34 12:23 .•••••••••••••.••.••.••.••••••••... 36 14:23b-24 ••••••••••••••....••••••••••••• 37 19:22 ••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••••.•••• 41 30:16b-17a ••••..•••.•••••••••••••••••••• 42 2 Sam 8 : 7 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • . • • • . • • • • • • 4 3 8:8 ••.•...•..••••••.•••......••••••••... 47 11:22 ...•....••••••••....•...••••••••.•• 49 14:27 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•• 55 19:11b.12b ••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••• 57 24:15 •••••••••••••..••••••••••.••••.•••• 61 24:25a ••...••••••••••........••.•••••••• 65 Conclusions. • • . • • • • • • • . • • • . • • • . • • • • • • • • . 6 6 1.2 "Non-haplogenic" pluses in MT 70 Sam 2 : 2 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7 0 4:21f ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 75 17-18 ••••.•••••••••••••.•..•.••••••••••• 78 23:23 ..•••..••••••••••.•.••.•••••••••••. 86 30:7 ••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••.•. 88 Conclusions................................... 89 viii 1.3 Pluses and minuses of 4QSama in relation to MT 91 Sam 10:27-11: 1............................. 91 2 Sam 5 : 4 f. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 98 6:2 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 101 6:7 •••••••.•••••••••••..••••••••••••••• 104 10:6 f ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 107 24:16b-17a ••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••• 112 24:20 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 114 Conclusions •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 116 1.4 Double translations in LXX 119 Sam2:24 .•.•..••••••••••.••.••••••••••••••• 119 4:14-16 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 121 15:3 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 125 2 Sam 2 :22b.................................. 127 13:15-16a .••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 128 15:17 f •••••••••••••••••.•••••••••••••• 130 15:19b-20 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 136 15:34 ••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••• 137 18:18 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 141 19:19a •••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••• 144 20:18-19a •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 146 20:22a ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 149 21 : 1 5 b-16a. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 151 Conclusions •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 154 PART 2 "HAPLOGENIC" PLUSES 157 2.1 "Haplogenic" pluses in LXX 157 Sam 1:24 f ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 157 3:15 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 164 10:1 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 166 10:21 •.••••••••••••.•••••.••••••••••••• 169 12:8........ •• •• • • • . • . • • • • •• • • • • • • 172 13:5 ••••••••••••••.•••••••••.•••••••••• 175 13:15 •••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••• 175 14:41 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.•••• 183 14:42 ....•.••••••••..•••••.•••••••••••• 199 ix 15:12.f ..•••.•....•..••••.....•.•••... 204 23:6 •••••.•••••••••••••.•.•••••.••.••• 207 29:10................................. 208 30:24. •• •• • • . • . • • . •. • • •• . • •• •. • . 217 2 Sam 1 3 : 21 • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • . • . • • • • • 21 9 13:27 •••..•.•••••••.•.•.•.•••••.••.••• 224 13:34b. •• . • . • . .• • • ••• • . •• . • . 225 14:30 .••••.•••....•..•...•..•.•••••... 232 15:20b...... •• •••••••.• •• . • • •• •• . ••• 236 Conclusions................................. 238 2.2 "Haplogenic" pluses in MT 243 Sam 2 : 3 1 f. • . • . 2 4 3 4:9 •••••••••••••••.•••••..•••••.•••••• 248 6:4...... ••• . • . • . • •• . • •• . • •• . 249 19: 15................................. 257 20:34. •• • . • ••••• •• .•• • . • • •• •• • • . • • •• 259 23:11 f ••••••••••.•.••••••••••••••••.• 260 2 5 : 1 3a . • • • • • . • • . • • • • • . • • • • . 2 6 7 26:5 ••••.•.••••.•••..•...•••••.••..••• 270 2 Sam 6 : 3 f. • • . • . • • . • . 2 7 2 7: 25-27a. • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • . • • • • • • . • • • . 277 Conclusions................................. 281 GENERAL CONCLUSIONS 283 BIBLIOGRAPHY 287 F O R E W O R D This study represents a doctoral dissertation which was defended at the University of Fribourg in November 1982. I thank most especially Prof. Dominique Barthdlemy, O.P., for his knowledgeable and ever-helpful direction as well as for his generosity in making his time and resources available to me. His example was and will remain a constant source of inspiration. A special word of thanks and indebtedness to His Eminence, Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, Archbishop of Milan, who first introduced me to the study of textual criticism at the Biblical Institute and who has honored me with his interest during ·my studies. I am grateful to the rector of the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Fr. Maurice Gilbert, and to its entire community for their support and encouragement, as well as to the Marianist community of Regina Mundi for their kind hospitality during my stay in Fribourg. This work would not have been possible without the patient and generous help of Sr. Yvonne Dumont; who typed the manuscript and whom I thank de tout ~- My thanks to Prof. Othmar Keel for accepting the book for Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis. I am especially grateful to this series and to the Pontifical Biblical Insti­ tute for defraying the cost of publication. My thanks also to all those who have encouraged and supported me along the way. Rome, May 25th 1984 Stephen Pisano, S.J. xii A B B R E V I A T I 0 N S Ant The Antiochian text of the Greek 0ld Testament, as found ordinarily in the mss b o c2 e2 for the books of Samuel. Ant. Josephus, Jewish Antiquities. BAS0R Bulletin of the American School of Oriental Research. BDB Brown, Driver, Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the 0ld Testament. BHS Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. BJ La Bible de Jerusalem. (The abbreviation BJ is used when both the first and the thiro editions are in agreement.) 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