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Fear and Obedience: How Hebrew “הֵנִיס” Becomes Greek “συνήγαγεν”
הַיָּרֵא֙ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה מֵֽעַבְדֵ֖י פַּרְעֹ֑ה הֵנִ֛יס אֶת־עֲבָדָ֥יו וְאֶת־מִקְנֵ֖הוּ אֶל־הַבָּתִּֽים׃
(Exodus 9:20)
Ὁ φοβούμενος τὸ ῥῆμα Κυρίου τῶν θεραπόντων Φαραω συνήγαγεν τὰ κτήνη αὐτοῦ εἰς τοὺς οἴκους (Exodus 9:20 LXX)
Narrative Frame
This verse sits within the account of the seventh plague — hail descending upon Mitsrayim. The text highlights a distinction within Pharaoh’s servants: some feared the word of YHWH and acted to protect their lives and livestock. What is striking is how the Hebrew and the Greek frame the action of obedience.… Learn Hebrew
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