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If You Refuse: The Threat of the Locusts in Translation
כִּ֛י אִם־מָאֵ֥ן אַתָּ֖ה לְשַׁלֵּ֣חַ אֶת־עַמִּ֑י הִנְנִ֨י מֵבִ֥יא מָחָ֛ר אַרְבֶּ֖ה בִּגְבֻלֶֽךָ׃
(Exodus 10:4)
Ἐὰν δὲ μὴ θέλῃς σὺ ἐξαποστεῖλαι τὸν λαόν μου ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐπάγω ταύτην τὴν ὥραν αὔριον ἀκρίδα πολλὴν ἐπὶ πάντα τὰ ὅριά σου (Exodus 10:4 LXX)
Setting the Stage: The Language of Warning
This verse captures a climactic warning to Parʿo (Pharaoh) as the plagues of Mitsrayim (Egypt) escalate. The Hebrew text and the Greek translation both preserve the tone of divine confrontation, yet their syntax and vocabulary reveal subtle differences in how each language frames divine intent and urgency.… Learn Hebrew
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