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Is curling hair in general a sin?
According to the LXX, Leviticus 19:27 states:
You will not make curled hair from the hair of your head, nor shall you disfigure the appearance of your beard.
The Greek word for curl is σισόην which ...
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What is the significance of the Greek rendering of Hannah's address to the LORD of Hosts?
When in despair for a son, Hannah prays to YHVH. She begins by addressing יהוה צבאות:
10 She was deeply distressed and prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly. 11 And she vowed a vow 11 and said, “O ...
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Meaning of εγκαταπαίζεσθαι in Job
I have encountered a word only used in the Septuigent/LXX in Job 40:19 and 41:33. Sir Brenton translates it as "to be played with" while the Apostolic Polyglot translates it as "mocked&...
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Psalm 74:8 feast of God or God's meeting place!
They have said in their heart, even all their kindred together, Come, let us abolish the feasts of the Lord from the earth. Brenton's LXX: (Psalm 74:8).
They said in their hearts, Let us destroy them ...
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