Psalm 37/Notes/Grammar.vv. 16-17.949829

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v. 16: Instead of the plural adjective רַבִּים modifying the nominal רְשָׁעִים ("many wicked people"), the LXX has a singular adjective (πολύν) modifying the word for "wealth" (πλοῦτον) (cf. Jerome: divitiae... multae; Peshitta: ܩܢܝܢܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ). Other witnesses, including 4Q171 (רשעים רבי[ם]), agree with the MT and read רַבִּים (cf. Aquila and Symmachus: πολλῶν; Targum: רשיעין סגיעין). The LXX reading is probably an attempt to make the text easier to understand (cf. Barthélemy 2005).