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From Dispersion to Destiny: Hebrew “נָפְצָה” and Greek “διεσπάρησαν” in Dialogue
שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵי־נֹ֑חַ וּמֵאֵ֖לֶּה נָֽפְצָ֥ה כָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
(Genesis 9:19)
Τρεῖς οὗτοί εἰσιν οἱ υἱοὶ Νωε ἀπὸ τούτων διεσπάρησαν ἐπὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν(Genesis 9:19 LXX)
Setting the Stage
This verse functions as a genealogical hinge in Genesis. After the Flood narrative, the world begins again with the three sons of Noah. Both the Masoretic Hebrew and the Septuagint Greek versions present the fact that from these three sons, the entire earth was populated. Yet, the way they describe this populating reveals nuanced grammatical and theological differences.… Learn Hebrew
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