Psalm 24/Notes/Grammar.v. 6.208564

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v. 6 – For these alternative interpretations of the syntax of v. 6, see the exegetical issue, The Text, Grammar, and Meaning of Psalm 24:6. This diagram represents the interpolation of the word "god of" to ease the understanding of the verse. The reading attested in the Peshitta involves the vocative, "God of Jacob," and thus requires only the addition of אֱלֹהֵי to the text,[1], whereas that attested by the LXX reads "who seek the face of the God of Jacob," so requires both the emendation of the MT's פָנֶ֖יךָ to פְנֵי, as well as the addition of אֱלֹהֵי.[2]

  1. ܗܢܘ ܕܪܐ ܕܒܥܐ ܘܡܣܒܪ ܠܦܪܨܘܦܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܝܟ ܐܠܗܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ܂ "This is the generation that seeks and waits in hope for the presence of your face, O God of Jacob" (Taylor 2020, 83).
  2. αὕτη ἡ γενεὰ ζητούντων αὐτόν, ζητούντων τὸ πρόσωπον τοῦ θεοῦ Ιακωβ "This is the generation of people who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Iakob" (NETS).