Jos 22:29 burnt offering and grain offering #1079

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opened 2022-03-10 18:51:35 +00:00 by SusanQuigley · 2 comments

SusanQuigley commented

2022-03-10 18:51:35 +00:00

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Joshua 22:29
burnt offering and grain offering
not consistent with the rest of the chapter
Needs "s" at the end of offering

From Roger W for ULB audio team

Joshua 22:29 burnt offering and grain offering not consistent with the rest of the chapter Needs "s" at the end of offering From Roger W for ULB audio team

SusanQuigley commented

2022-03-10 19:35:42 +00:00

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\v 29 May it be far from us that we should rebel against Yahweh, and today turn away from following him by building an altar for burnt offering, for grain offering, or for sacrifice, other than the altar of Yahweh our God that is before his tabernacle.'"

Hebrew: These noun phrases are all singular.
NIV, NLT, BSB, KJV, : plural
ESV, NASB, CSB: singular

ULB has plural in the preceding verses.
\v 23 for having built an altar to turn ourselves away from following Yahweh. If we built that altar in order to offer on it burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices of peace offerings, then let Yahweh make us pay for it.

\v 26 So we said, 'Let us now build an altar, not for burnt offerings nor for any sacrifices,
\v 27 but to be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we will perform the service of Yahweh before him, with our burnt offerings and with our sacrifices and with our peace offerings, so that your children will never say to our children in time to come, "You have no share in Yahweh."'
\v 28 So we said, 'If this should be said to us or to our descendants in time to come, we would say, "Look! This is a copy of the altar of Yahweh, which our ancestors made, not for burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you."

Hebrew has
v 23: s, s, p
v 26: s, s
v 27: p, p, p
v 28: s, s

Since the ULB used plural in the previous verses regardless of what the Hebrew did, I think plural would be better in the ULB of 21:29.

\v 29 May it be far from us that we should rebel against Yahweh, and today turn away from following him by building an altar for **burnt offering, for grain offering, or for sacrifice,** other than the altar of Yahweh our God that is before his tabernacle.'" Hebrew: These noun phrases are all singular. NIV, NLT, BSB, KJV, : plural ESV, NASB, CSB: singular ULB has plural in the preceding verses. \v 23 for having built an altar to turn ourselves away from following Yahweh. If we built that altar in order to offer on it **burnt offerings, grain offerings, or sacrifices** of peace offerings, then let Yahweh make us pay for it. \v 26 So we said, 'Let us now build an altar, not for **burnt offerings nor for any sacrifices,** \v 27 but to be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we will perform the service of Yahweh before him, with our **burnt offerings** and with our **sacrifices** and with our **peace offerings,** so that your children will never say to our children in time to come, "You have no share in Yahweh."' \v 28 So we said, 'If this should be said to us or to our descendants in time to come, we would say, "Look! This is a copy of the altar of Yahweh, which our ancestors made, not for **burnt offerings, nor for sacrifices,** but as a witness between us and you." Hebrew has v 23: s, s, p v 26: s, s v 27: p, p, p v 28: s, s Since the ULB used plural in the previous verses regardless of what the Hebrew did, I think plural would be better in the ULB of 21:29.

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JohnH commented

2022-03-10 21:21:46 +00:00

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Thanks, Susan, for doing so much research. I agree, plural is better here.

22-01 now says:

\v 29 May it be far from us that we should rebel against Yahweh, and today turn away from following him by building an altar for burnt offerings, for grain offerings, or for sacrifices, other than the altar of Yahweh our God that is before his tabernacle.'"

No changes needed in tN.

Thanks, Susan, for doing so much research. I agree, plural is better here. 22-01 now says: \v 29 May it be far from us that we should rebel against Yahweh, and today turn away from following him by building an altar for burnt offerings, for grain offerings, or for sacrifices, other than the altar of Yahweh our God that is before his tabernacle.'" No changes needed in tN.