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==1sg Passive== | ==1sg Passive== | ||
The verb read in the MT as בַּ֝לֹּתִ֗י is understood as an intransitive, and thus middle/passive reading, "I am anointed." | |||
==2sg Active== | ==2sg Active== | ||
The verb בַּ֝לֹּתִ֗י should be emended to read בַּלֹּתַנִי as a 2ms qatal with a 1cs suffix, "You anointed me." | |||
=="My horn" elided== | |||
=="My old age"== | =="My old age"== | ||
Revision as of 05:06, 30 September 2024
Introduction
Argument Maps
1sg Passive
The verb read in the MT as בַּ֝לֹּתִ֗י is understood as an intransitive, and thus middle/passive reading, "I am anointed."
2sg Active
The verb בַּ֝לֹּתִ֗י should be emended to read בַּלֹּתַנִי as a 2ms qatal with a 1cs suffix, "You anointed me."
"My horn" elided
"My old age"
Conclusion
Research
Translations
Ancient
- LXX: καὶ ὑψωθήσεται ὡς μονοκέρωτος τὸ κέρας μου καὶ τὸ γῆράς μου ἐν ἐλαίῳ πίονι.
- "And my horn will be exalted like a unicorn's, and my old age with thick oil."[1]
- Symmachus: ... ἡ παλαίωσίς μου ὡς ἐλαία εὐθαλἠς.[2]
- "... my old again [is] as thriving oil."
- Gallican Psalter: et exaltabitur sicut unicornis cornu meum et senectus mea in misericordia uberi
- "But my horn shall be exalted like that of the unicorn: and my old age in plentiful mercy."[3]
- Iuxta Hebraeos: et exaltabitur quasi monocerotis cornu meum et senecta mea in oleo uberi
- "And my horn will be exalted as an ox and my old age in rich oil."
- Peshitta: ܘܨܒܥܬܢܝ ܒܡܫܚܐ ܡܒܣܡܐ [4]
- "you have sprinkled me with fragrant oil."[5]
- Targum: רביתא יתי במשח רבותא רטיבא דזית עבוף [6]
- "you have anointed me with the fresh oil of a luxuriant olive."[7]
Modern
1sg Passive
- I shall be anointed with fresh oil (KJV; cf. CEB, CSB, ISV, NASB, NET, NIV, NJPS, REB)
- je suis arrosé avec une huile fraîche (SG21; cf. BDS, NBS, NVSR, TOB)
- mit frischem Öl bin ich überschüttet (EÜ)
2sg Active
- you have poured over me fresh oil (ESV; cf. CJB, GNT, NABRE, NJB, NRSV)
- tu verses sur moi une huile parfumée (PDV; cf. NFC)
- y sobre mí verterás aceite fresco (RVA; cf. DHH)
- und salbst mich mit frischem Öl (Luther 2017; cf. ELB, ZÜR)
Secondary Literature
References
92:11