Psalm 78/Notes/Grammar.v. 69b.665636

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v. 69b – For the alternative emendation בְּאֶרֶץ for the MT's כְּ֝אֶ֗רֶץ, see the LXX and Syr. (ἐν τῇ γῇ; ܒܐܪܥܐ), though Jerome's Hebr., Symmachus and TgPs follow the MT (quasi terram; ὡς τὴν γῆν; היך ארעא). Kennicott lists six manuscripts which read בארץ (VTH, vol 4, 376), though de-Rossi adds a significant number (Variae Lectiones, vol 4, 54). BL Or 1477 also unambiguously reads בארץ. The comparative כְּ seems preferable in light of the A-line (cf. also v. 72, in which two instances of בְּ has been deemed preferable).