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Your People and Your Inheritance: Strength and Arm Between Hebrew and Greek
וְהֵ֥ם עַמְּךָ֖ וְנַחֲלָתֶ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֹוצֵ֨אתָ֙ בְּכֹחֲךָ֣ הַגָּדֹ֔ל וּבִֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖ הַנְּטוּיָֽה׃ (Deuteronomy 9:29)
Καὶ οὗτοι λαός σου καὶ κλῆρός σου οὓς ἐξήγαγες ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου ἐν τῇ ἰσχύι σου τῇ μεγάλῃ καὶ ἐν τῷ βραχίονί σου τῷ ὑψηλῷ (Deuteronomy 9:29 LXX)
Israel as God’s People and Inheritance
The Hebrew verse declares: וְהֵם עַמְּךָ וְנַחֲלָתֶךָ (“And they are Your people and Your inheritance”). The expression emphasizes covenantal belonging. Israel is not only God’s people but also His inheritance, the portion He has chosen. The LXX preserves this dual identity with καὶ οὗτοι λαός σου καὶ κλῆρός σου (“and these are Your people and Your inheritance/lot”).… Learn Hebrew
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