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When the Magicians Could Not Stand: From Boils to Binding Grammar

Καὶ οὐκ ἠδύναντο οἱ φαρμακοὶ στῆναι ἐναντίον Μωυσῆ διὰ τὰ ἕλκη ἐγένετο γὰρ τὰ ἕλκη ἐν τοῖς φαρμακοῖς καὶ ἐν πάσῃ γῇ Αἰγύπτου (Exodus 9:11 LXX) וְלֹֽא־יָכְל֣וּ הַֽחַרְטֻמִּ֗ים לַעֲמֹ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י מֹשֶׁ֖ה מִפְּנֵ֣י הַשְּׁחִ֑ין כִּֽי־הָיָ֣ה הַשְּׁחִ֔ין בַּֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖ם וּבְכָל־מִצְרָֽיִם׃ The Defeat of Egypt’s Experts in Two Tongues Exodus 9:11 depicts the collapse of Egyptian magical power under the plague of boils. The Hebrew and Greek texts closely parallel one another, but they introduce subtle variations in terminology and syntax that shape how the event is framed.… Learn Hebrew
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