God’s care about the weak and the poor in the light of Ez 34, 16

In all polish translations of Ez 34, 16 there appears a statement about God’s „watching over” (šmr) of fat and strong sheep. This rendering derives not from masoretic text but from tradition (LXX, Vulgate, Jakub Wujek Bible). But is this rendering justified? This article attempts to convince that we...

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Main Author: Marcin Majewski
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Polskie Towarzystwo Teologiczne 2010-03-01
Series:Ruch Biblijny i Liturgiczny
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Online Access:https://rbl.ptt.net.pl/index.php/RBL/article/view/157
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Summary:In all polish translations of Ez 34, 16 there appears a statement about God’s „watching over” (šmr) of fat and strong sheep. This rendering derives not from masoretic text but from tradition (LXX, Vulgate, Jakub Wujek Bible). But is this rendering justified? This article attempts to convince that we should stay with hebrew šmd (“to destroy”).
ISSN:0209-0872
2391-8497