Psalm 20/Notes/Grammar.v. 4.441149

• v. 4a: מִנְחֹתֶ֑ךָ ("your offerings" - cf. diagram - this option is represented in pink) “is a plural written defectively: מִנְחֹתֶךָ. A few manuscripts write it fully: מִנְחֹתֶיךָ. The Greek text and Jerome have the singular, equal to מִנְחָתְךָ, which the form in the text without the yod would suggest to the translators.” V. 4b: וְעֹולָתְךָ֖ ("your burnt-offering" - cf. diagram - this option is represented in black) is read as singular in the MT; however, a few manuscripts along with the Peshitta and the Targum read the plural form עֹולֹתֶיךָ. Manuscript evidence can support reading the nouns as either singular or plural. However, we have chosen to follow the singular reading מִנְחָתְךָ ("your offering" - cf. diagram - this option is represented in purple) and וְעֹולָתְךָ ("your burnt-offering" - cf. diagram - this option is represented in black) instead of the plural reading מִנְחֹתֶיךָ ("your offerings" - cf. diagram - this option is represented in blue) and עֹולֹתֶיךָ ("your burnt-offerings" - cf. diagram - this option is represented in pink) for several reasons (cf. notes under v. 4).