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Introduction

The Masoretic text of Psalm 2:6 reads:

וַ֭אֲנִי נָסַ֣כְתִּי מַלְכִּ֑י עַל־צִ֝יּ֗וֹן הַר־קָדְשִֽׁי׃

This exegetical issue will focus on the meaning of the word in bold—נָסַכְתִּי.

LXX: Ἐγὼ δὲ κατεστάθην βασιλεὺς ὑπ̓ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ Σιων ὄρος τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ; But I was established by him as king on Sion his holy mountain

Vul: ego autem orditus sum regem meum super Sion montem sanctum suum; Lit., ‘I began my king over Sion his holy mountain’

Peshitta: ܐܢܐ ܐ݁ܩܝܡܬ ܡ݁ܠܟܝ ܥܠ ܨܗܝܘܢ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܝ݁; I have set up/established my king on Zion my holy mountain’

Targum: אני רביית מלכי ומניתיה עַל טור מקדשׁי׃; I have anointed my king and appointed him over my holy mountain

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 ===Ancient===
-:LXX
+;LXX
-;Ἐγὼ δὲ κατεστάθην βασιλεὺς ὑπ̓ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ Σιων ὄρος τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ
+:Ἐγὼ δὲ κατεστάθην βασιλεὺς ὑπ̓ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ Σιων ὄρος τὸ ἅγιον αὐτοῦ
-;ּBut I was established by him as king on Sion his holy mountain
+:But I was established by him as king on Sion his holy mountain
-:Vul
+;Vul
-;ego autem orditus sum regem meum super Sion montem sanctum suum
+:ego autem orditus sum regem meum super Sion montem sanctum suum
-;Lit., ‘I began my king over Sion his holy mountain’
+:Lit., ‘I began my king over Sion his holy mountain’
-:Peshitta
+;Peshitta
-; ܐܢܐ ܐ݁ܩܝܡܬ ܡ݁ܠܟܝ ܥܠ ܨܗܝܘܢ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܝ݁
+: ܐܢܐ ܐ݁ܩܝܡܬ ܡ݁ܠܟܝ ܥܠ ܨܗܝܘܢ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܝ݁
-; I have set up/established my king on Zion my holy mountain’
+: I have set up/established my king on Zion my holy mountain’
-:Targum
+;Targum
-;אני רביית מלכי ומניתיה עַל טור מקדשׁי׃
+:אני רביית מלכי ומניתיה עַל טור מקדשׁי׃
-;I have anointed my king and appointed him over my holy mountain
+:I have anointed my king and appointed him over my holy mountain
 ===Modern===