The Meaning of נָסַכְתִּי in Ps 2:6

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.

Research

Translations

Ancient

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

Aquilla & Quinta

καὶ ἐγὼ ἐδιασάμην βασιλέα μου

And I shaped my king

ܣܪܓܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܠܝ (Syro-Hexapla)

I assembled (lit., ‘wove’ ‘framed’) my king

Symmachus

κἀγω ἔχρισα τὸν βασιλέα μου (retroverted from:)

ܡܫܚܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܠܝ

And I anointed my king

Sexta

κἀγὼ διέσωσα τὸν β. μου

I preserved my king (viz., kept him from danger)

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

Modern

English

• ESV: I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain
• NET: I myself have installed my king on Zion, my holy hill.
• NIV: I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain
• CEV: I've put my king on Zion, my sacred hill.
• GNT: On Zion, my sacred hill," he says, "I have installed my king."
• NLT:
• NEB:
• REB:
• NRSV:
• NJB:
• JPS1985:

German

• LUT2017:
• HFA:
• NGÜ:
• ELB:
• EÜ:
• GNB:
• ZÜR:

French

• TOB:
• NBS:
• NVSR:
• BDS:
• PDV:
• NFC:
• S21:

Spanish

• RVR95:
• NVI:
• DHH:
• BTX4:

References

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