Chronological timeline of texts tagged with Septuagint Corrections
About This Tag
The various Septuagint (LXX) translators sometimes modified or corrected their Hebrew source text to harmonize it with later theological perspectives or traditional interpretations. Rather than strictly adhering to a literal translation, their work incorporated interpretive elements that shaped how the text was understood within their specific Greek speaking Jewish communities.
Note: Dates shown in this timeline are approximate and based on scholarly estimates.
Back to TagGenesis 2:2 / LXX Genesis 2:2
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 2:2
Hebrew Bible
1 The heavens and the earth were completed with everything that was in them. 2 By the seventh day God finished the work that he had been doing, and he ceased on the seventh day all the work that he had been doing. 3 God blessed the seventh day and made it holy because on it he ceased all the work that he had been doing in creation. 4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created—when the Lord God made the earth and heavens.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 2:2
Septuagint
1 And the sky and the earth were finished, and all their arrangement. 2 And on the sixth day God finished his works that he had made, and he left off on the seventh day from all his works that he had made. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it he left off from all his works that God had begun to make. 4 This is the book of the origin of heaven and earth, when it originated, on the day that God made the sky and the earth
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 3:9
Hebrew Bible
8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God moving about in the orchard at the breezy time of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the orchard. 9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 The man replied, “I heard you moving about in the orchard, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.”
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 3:9
Septuagint
8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking about in the orchard in the evening, and both Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God in the midst of the timber of the orchard. 9 And the Lord God called Adam and said to him, “Adam, where are you?” 10 And he said to him, “I heard the sound of you walking about in the orchard, and I was afraid, because I am naked, and I hid myself.”
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 4:4
Hebrew Bible
3 At the designated time Cain brought some of the fruit of the ground for an offering to the Lord. 4 But Abel brought some of the firstborn of his flock—even the fattest of them. And the Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering, 5 but with Cain and his offering he was not pleased. So Cain became very angry, and his expression was downcast.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 4:4
Septuagint
3 And it came about after some days that Kain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruits of the earth, 4 and Habel, he also brought of the firstlings of his sheep and of their fat portions. And God looked upon Habel and upon his gifts, 5 but on Kain and on his offerings he was not intent. And it distressed Kain exceedingly, and he collapsed in countenance.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 4:7
Hebrew Bible
6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why is your expression downcast? 7 Is it not true that if you do what is right, you will be fine? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. It desires to dominate you, but you must subdue it.” 8 Cain spoke to his brother Abel.21 While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 4:7
Septuagint
6 And the Lord God said to Kain, “Why have you become deeply grieved, and why has your countenance collapsed? 7 If you offer correctly but do not divide correctly, have you not sinned? Be still; his recourse is to you, and you will rule over him.” 8 And Kain said to his brother Habel, “Let us go through into the plain.” And it came about when they were in the plain, that then Kain rose up against his brother Habel and killed him.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 4:26
Hebrew Bible
24 If Cain is to be avenged seven times as much, then Lamech seventy-seven times!” 25 And Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son. She named him Seth, saying, “God has given me another child in place of Abel because Cain killed him.” 26 And a son was also born to Seth, whom he named Enosh. At that time people began to worship the Lord.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 4:26
Septuagint
24 because seven times vengeance has been exacted by Kain, but by Lamech seventy times seven.” 25 Now Adam knew his wife Heua, and after she had conceived she bore a son and named his name Seth, saying, “For God has raised up for me another offspring instead of Habel, whom Kain killed.” 26 And to Seth a son was born, and he named his name Enos. He hoped to invoke the name of the Lord God.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 5:6
Hebrew Bible
5 The entire lifetime of Adam was 930 years, and then he died. 6 When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father of Enosh. 7 Seth lived 807 years after he became the father of Enosh, and he had other sons and daughters. 8 The entire lifetime of Seth was 912 years, and then he died.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 5:6
Septuagint
5 And all the days of Adam, that he lived, amounted to nine hundred thirty years, and he died. 6 Now Seth lived two hundred five years and became the father of Enos. 7 And Seth lived after he became the father of Enos seven hundred seven years and had sons and daughters. 8 And all the days of Seth amounted to nine hundred twelve years, and he died.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 5:26
Hebrew Bible
24 Enoch walked with God, and then he disappeared because God took him away. 25 When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech. 26 Methuselah lived 782 years after he became the father of Lamech, and he had other sons and daughters. 27 The entire lifetime of Methuselah was 969 years, and then he died. 28 When Lamech had lived 182 years, he had a son.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 5:26
Septuagint
24 And Henoch was well pleasing to God, and he was not found, because God transferred him. 25 And Mathousala lived one hundred sixty- seven years and became the father of Lamech. 26 And Mathousala lived after he became the father of Lamech eight hundred two years and had sons and daughters. 27 And all the days of Mathousala, which he lived, amounted to nine hundred sixty- nine years, and he died. 28 And Lamech lived one hundred eighty-eight years and became the father of a son
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 6:6
Hebrew Bible
5 But the Lord saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time. 6 The Lord regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended. 7 So the Lord said, “I will blot out* humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—everything from humankind to animals, including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them.”
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 6:6
Septuagint
5 And when the Lord God saw that the wicked deeds of humans were multiplied on the earth and that all think attentively in their hearts on evil things all the days, 6 then God considered that he had made humankind on the earth, and he thought it over. 7 And God said, “I will wipe out from off the earth humankind which I have made, from human to domestic animal and from creeping things to birds of the sky, for I have become angry that I have made them.”
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 6:7
Hebrew Bible
6 The Lord regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended. 7 So the Lord said, “I will blot out* humankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—everything from humankind to animals, including creatures that move on the ground and birds of the air, for I regret that I have made them.” 8 But Noah found favor in the sight of the Lord.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 6:7
Septuagint
6 then God considered that he had made humankind on the earth, and he thought it over. 7 And God said, “I will wipe out from off the earth humankind which I have made, from human to domestic animal and from creeping things to birds of the sky, for I have become angry that I have made them.” 8 Yet Noe found favor before the Lord God.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 7:3
Hebrew Bible
2 You must take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, the male and its mate, two of every kind of unclean animal, the male and its mate, 3 and also seven pairs of every kind of bird in the sky, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of the entire earth. 4 For in seven days I will cause it to rain on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights, and I will wipe from the face of the ground every living thing that I have made.”
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 7:3
Septuagint
2 And bring in to you seven by seven some of the clean domestic animals, male and female, but two by two some of the domestic animals that are not clean, male and female, 3 and seven by seven some of the clean birds of the sky, male and female, and two by two some of the birds that are not clean, male and female, to sustain offspring upon all the earth. 4 For within seven more days I am going to bring rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and every thing that rises up, which I have made, I will wipe out from the face of the earth.”
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 7:11
Hebrew Bible
9 male and female, came into the ark to Noah, just as God had commanded him. 10 And after seven days the floodwaters engulfed the earth. 11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month—on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst open and the floodgates of the heavens were opened. 12 And the rain fell on the earth 40 days and 40 nights. 13 On that very day Noah entered the ark, accompanied by his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, along with his wife and his sons’ three wives.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 7:11
Septuagint
9 two by two, male and female, went into the ark to Noe, as God had commanded him. 10 And it came about after the seven days, that then the water of the flood came on the earth. 11 In the six hundredth year in Noe’s life, the second month, on the twenty-seventh of the month, on this day all the fountains of the abyss burst forth, and the cataracts of the sky were opened, 12 and the rain came on the earth for forty days and forty nights. 13 On this day Noe, Sem, Cham, Iapheth, Noe’s sons, and Noe’s wife and the three wives of his sons with him, entered into the ark.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 8:5
Hebrew Bible
3 The waters kept receding steadily from the earth, so that they had gone down by the end of the 150 days. 4 On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest on one of the mountains of Ararat. 5 The waters kept on receding until the tenth month. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains became visible. 6 At the end of 40 days, Noah opened the window he had made in the ark 7 and sent out a raven; it kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up on the earth.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 8:5
Septuagint
3 And the water, as it was proceeding from the earth, was giving way; after fifty and one hundred days the water was giving way and diminishing. 4 And in the seventh month, on the twenty-seventh of the month, the ark settled on the mountains of Ararat. 5 Now the water, as it was proceeding, was diminishing until the tenth month; then in the eleventh month, on the first of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared. 6 And it came about after forty days that Noe opened the window of the ark that he had made 7 and sent out the raven to see if the water had subsided, and after it had gone out it did not return until the water was dried up from the earth.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 8:7
Hebrew Bible
5 The waters kept on receding until the tenth month. On the first day of the tenth month, the tops of the mountains became visible. 6 At the end of 40 days, Noah opened the window he had made in the ark 7 and sent out a raven; it kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up on the earth. 8 Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 8:7
Septuagint
5 Now the water, as it was proceeding, was diminishing until the tenth month; then in the eleventh month, on the first of the month, the tops of the mountains appeared. 6 And it came about after forty days that Noe opened the window of the ark that he had made 7 and sent out the raven to see if the water had subsided, and after it had gone out it did not return until the water was dried up from the earth. 8 And he sent out the dove after it to see if the water had subsided from the face of the earth.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 8:21
Hebrew Bible
20 Noah built an altar to the Lord. He then took some of every kind of clean animal and clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar. 21 And the Lord smelled the soothing aroma and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, even though the inclination of their minds is evil from childhood on. I will never again destroy everything that lives, as I have just done. 22 “While the earth continues to exist, planting time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night will not cease.”
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 8:21
Septuagint
20 And Noe built an altar to God and took of all the clean domestic animals and of all the clean birds and offered whole burnt offerings on the altar. 21 And the Lord God smelled an odor of fragrance, and the Lord God, when he had given it thought, said, “I will not proceed hereafter to curse the earth because of the deeds of humans, for the mind of humankind applies itself attentively to evil things from youth; so I will not proceed hereafter to smite all living flesh, as I have done. 22 During all the days of the earth, seed and harvest, cold and heat, summer and spring shall not cease— during day and night.”
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 9:15
Hebrew Bible
14 Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the bow35 appears in the clouds, 15 then I will remember my covenant with you and with all living creatures of all kinds. Never again will the waters become a flood and destroy all living things. 16 When the rainbow is in the clouds, I will notice it and remember the perpetual covenant between God and all living creatures of all kinds that are on the earth.”
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 9:15
Septuagint
14 And it shall be that when I gather clouds over the earth, my bow shall be seen in the cloud, 15 and I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and between every living creature among all flesh, and the water shall no more become a flood so as to wipe out all flesh. 16 And the bow shall be in the cloud, and I will see it to remember the everlasting covenant between me and between every living creature among all flesh that is on the earth.”
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 11:4
Hebrew Bible
3 Then they said to one another, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” (They had brick instead of stone and tar instead of mortar.) 4 Then they said, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens so that we may make a name for ourselves. Otherwise we will be scattered across the face of the entire earth.” 5 But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower that the people had started building.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 11:4
Septuagint
3 And one person said to the next, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them with fire.” And the brick became stone for them, and the clay for them was bitumen. 4 And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower whose top shall be as far as the sky, and let us make a name for ourselves before we are scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.” 5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the sons of men had built.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 11:12
Hebrew Bible
11 And after becoming the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters. 12 When Arphaxad had lived 35 years, he became the father of Shelah. 13 And after he became the father of Shelah, Arphaxad lived 403 years and had other sons and daughters.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 11:12
Septuagint
11 And Sem lived after he became the father of Arphaxad five hundred years and had sons and daughters and died. 12 And Arphaxad lived one hundred thirty-five years and became the father of Kainan. 13 And Arphaxad lived after he became the father of Kainan four hundred thirty years and had sons and daughters and died. And Kainan lived one hundred thirty years and became the father of Sala. And Kainan lived after he became the father of Sala three hundred thirty years and had sons and daughters and died.
150-100 B.C.E.
Jubilees 8:1
Pseudepigrapha
1 In the twenty-ninth jubilee, in the first week — at its beginning [1373] — Arpachshad married a woman named Rasueya, the daughter of Susan, the daughter of Elam. She gave birth to a son for him in the third year of this week [1375], and he named him Kainan. 2 When the boy grew up, his father taught him the art of writing. He went to look for a place of his own where he could possess his own city.
75-85 C.E.
Luke 3:36
New Testament
34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, 35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, 36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, 37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Kenan,
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 13:12
Hebrew Bible
10 Lot looked up and saw the whole region of the Jordan. He noticed that all of it was well watered (this was before the Lord obliterated Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, all the way to Zoar. 11 Lot chose for himself the whole region of the Jordan and traveled toward the east. So the relatives separated from each other. 12 Abram settled in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled among the cities of the Jordan plain and pitched his tents next to Sodom. 13 (Now the people of Sodom were extremely wicked rebels against the Lord.) 14 After Lot had departed, the Lord said to Abram, “Look from the place where you stand to the north, south, east, and west.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 13:12
Septuagint
10 And Lot, lifting up his eyes, saw all the region round about the Jordan, that all was watered— before God had overthrown Sodoma and Gomorra—like the orchard of God and like the land of Egypt until one came to Zogora. 11 And Lot chose for himself all the region round about the Jordan, and Lot set out from the east, and they separated, each one from his kinsman. 12 So then Abram settled in the land of Chanaan, but Lot settled in a city of the regions round about and tented in Sodoma. 13 Now the people who were in Sodoma were wicked and exceedingly sinful before God. 14 And God said to Abram after Lot had separated from him, “Look up with your eyes; look from the place where you are now, toward the north and southwest and east and sea.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 15:11
Hebrew Bible
9 The Lord said to him, “Take for me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon.” 10 So Abram took all these for him and then cut them in two and placed each half opposite the other, but he did not cut the birds in half. 11 When birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. 12 When the sun went down, Abram fell sound asleep, and great terror overwhelmed him. 13 Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign country. They will be enslaved and oppressed for 400 years.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 15:11
Septuagint
9 And he said to him, “Take for me a heifer three years old and a female goat three years old and a ram three years old and a turtledove and a dove.” 10 And he took for him all these and divided them in the middle and placed them facing one another, but he did not divide the birds. 11 And birds came down on the carcasses, their cut halves, and Abram sat together with them. 12 Then about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and look, a great dark fear was falling upon him. 13 And it was said to Abram, “Knowledgeably you shall know that your offspring shall be alien in a land not its own, and theyc shall enslave them and maltreat them and humble them for four hundred years.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 21:9
Hebrew Bible
8 The child grew and was weaned. Abraham prepared a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. 9 But Sarah noticed the son of Hagar the Egyptian—the son whom Hagar had borne to Abraham—mocking. 10 So she said to Abraham, “Banish that slave woman and her son, for the son of that slave woman will not be an heir along with my son Isaac!”
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 21:9
Septuagint
8 And the child grew and was weaned, and Abraam made a great banquet on the day his son Isaak was weaned. 9 But when Sarra saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, who had been born to Abraam, playing with her son Isaak, 10 then she said to Abraam, “Cast out this slave-girl and her son; for the son of this slave-girl shall not inherit together with my son Isaak.”
150-100 B.C.E.
Jubilees 17:4
Pseudepigrapha
3 He remembered the message which he had told him on the day when Lot had separated from him. He was very happy because the Lord had given him descendants on the earth to possess the land. With his full voice he blessed the creator of everything. 4 When Sarah saw Ishmael playing and dancing and Abraham being extremely happy, she became jealous of Ishmael. She said to Abraham: ‘Banish this girl and her son because this girl’s son will not be an heir with my son Isaac.’
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 21:16
Hebrew Bible
15 When the water in the skin was gone, she shoved the child under one of the shrubs. 16 Then she went and sat down by herself across from him at quite a distance, about a bowshot, away; for she thought, “I refuse to watch the child die.” So she sat across from him and wept uncontrollably. 17 But God heard the boy’s voice. The angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and asked her, “What is the matter, Hagar? Don’t be afraid, for God has heard the boy’s voice right where he is crying. 18 Get up! Help the boy up and hold him by the hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 21:16
Septuagint
15 Then the water from the skin gave out, and she cast the child under a silver fir. 16 And after departing she sat down opposite him a good way off, about a bowshot, for she said, “I will not look upon the death of my child.” And she was seated opposite him, and the child cried out and wept. 17 And God listened to the voice of the child from the place where he was, and God’s angel called Hagar from the sky and said to her, “What is it, Hagar? Do not be afraid, for God has given ear to the voice of your child from the place where he is. 18 Rise, take the child, and hold it fast with your hand, for I will make him into a great nation.”
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 24:22
Hebrew Bible
20 She quickly emptied her jug into the watering trough and ran back to the well to draw more water until she had drawn enough for all his camels. 21 Silently the man watched her with interest to determine if the Lord had made his journey successful or not. 22 After the camels had finished drinking, the man took out a gold nose ring weighing a beka and two gold wrist bracelets weighing ten shekels and gave them to her. 23 “Whose daughter are you?” he asked. “Tell me, is there room in your father’s house for us to spend the night?” 24 She said to him, “I am the daughter of Bethuel the son of Milcah, whom Milcah bore to Nahor.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 24:22
Septuagint
20 And she hurried and emptied the jar into the watering trough and ran again to the well to draw and fetched water for all the camels. 21 Now the man was observing her closely and was keeping silent to learn whether or not the Lord had prospered his journey. 22 And it came about when all the camels had stopped drinking, that the man took gold earrings a drachma each in weight and two bracelets for her arms, their weight being ten gold pieces. 23 And he questioned her and said, “Whose daughter are you? Tell me: Is there room at your father’s place for us to lodge?” 24 And she said to him, “I am a daughter of Bathouel the son of Melcha, whom she bore to Nachor.”
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 29:17
Hebrew Bible
16 (Now Laban had two daughters; the older one was named Leah, and the younger one Rachel. 17 Leah’s eyes were tender, but Rachel had a lovely figure and beautiful appearance.) 18 Since Jacob had fallen in love with Rachel, he said, “I’ll serve you seven years in exchange for your younger daughter Rachel.”
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 29:17
Septuagint
16 Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the bigger was Leia, and the name of the younger was Rachel. 17 And Leia’s eyes were weak, but Rachel was shape- ly in figure and lovely in appearance. 18 Now Iakob loved Rachel, and he said, “I will be subject to you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”
150-100 B.C.E.
Jubilees 28:5
Pseudepigrapha
4 He went in to her, and, to his surprise, she was Leah. Jacob was angry at Laban and said to him: ‘Why have you acted this way? Was it not for Rachel that I served you and not for Leah? Why have you wronged me? Take your daughter and I will go because you have done a bad thing to me.’ 5 For Jacob loved Rachel more than Leah because Leah’s eyes were weak, though her figure was very lovely; but Rachel’s eyes were beautiful, her figure was lovely, and she was very pretty.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 31:13
Hebrew Bible
12 Then he said, ‘Observe that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled, or spotted, for I have observed all that Laban has done to you. 13 I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the sacred stone and made a vow to me. Now leave this land immediately and return to your native land.’” 14 Then Rachel and Leah replied to him, “Do we still have any portion or inheritance in our father’s house?
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 31:13
Septuagint
12 And he said, ‘Look up with your eyes, and see the male goats and the rams—pure white and variegated and ash-colored spotted—mounting the sheep and the female goats, for I have seen how much Laban is doing to you. 13 I am the God who appeared to you at a divine place, there where you anointed a stele to me and made a vow to me there. Now therefore rise, and go forth from this land, and depart to the land of your origin, and I will be with you.’ “ 14 And Rachel and Leia said to him in reply, “Surely there is no longer a portion or an inheritance in our father’s house?
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 31:33
Hebrew Bible
32 Whoever has taken your gods will be put to death! In the presence of our relatives identify whatever is yours and take it.” (Now Jacob did not know that Rachel had stolen them.) 33 So Laban entered Jacob’s tent, and Leah’s tent, and the tent of the two female servants, but he did not find the idols. Then he left Leah’s tent and entered Rachel’s. 34 (Now Rachel had taken the idols and put them inside her camel’s saddle and sat on them.) Laban searched the whole tent, but did not find them.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 31:33
Septuagint
32 Discover what I have of yours, and take it.” And he did not discover anything with him. And Iakob said, “Anyone with whom you should find your gods shall not live in the presence of our kinsfolk.” Now Iakob did not know that his wife Rachel had stolen them. 33 And Laban, when he had gone in, searched in Leia’s house and found nothing. And he went out of Leia’s house and searched in Iakob’s house and in the house of the two maids and found nothing. Then he also entered into Rachel’s house. 34 Now Rachel had taken the idols and put them into the camel’s packsaddles and sat on them.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 33:18
Hebrew Bible
15 So Esau said, “Let me leave some of my men with you.” “Why do that?” Jacob replied. “My lord has already been kind enough to me.” 16 So that same day Esau made his way back to Seir. 17 But Jacob traveled to Sukkoth where he built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place was called Sukkoth. 18 After he left Paddan Aram, Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped near the city. 19 Then he purchased the portion of the field where he had pitched his tent; he bought it from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for 100 pieces of money. 20 There he set up an altar and called it “The God of Israel is God.”
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 33:18
Septuagint
16 Then Esau turned back on that day to his way to Seir. 17 And Iakob was set- ting out for Tents, and he made himself dwellings there and made tents for his cattle; therefore he called the name of that place Tents. 18 And Iakob came to Salem, a city of Sikima, which is in the land of Chanaan, when he came from Mesopotamia of Syria, and he encamped fac- ing the city. 19 And from Hemmora, Sychem’s fa- ther, he acquired for one hundred lambs the por- tion of the field, there where he had set up his tent, 20 and there he set up an altar and invoked the God of Israel.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 34:17
Hebrew Bible
15 We will give you our consent on this one condition: You must become like us by circumcising all your males. 16 Then we will give you our daughters to marry, and we will take your daughters as wives for ourselves, and we will live among you and become one people. 17 But if you do not agree to our terms by being circumcised, then we will take our sister and depart.” 18 Their offer pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 34:17
Septuagint
15 In this we will become like you and settle among you, if you, even you, become like us when every male of yours has been circumcised, 16 and we will give our daughters to you, and we will take some of your daughters as wives for us, and we will live beside you, and we will be as one clan. 17 But if you do not listen to us to be circumcised, we will depart, taking our daughters.” 18 And their words were pleasing before Hemmora and before Sychem, the son of Hem- mora.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Genesis 37:28
Hebrew Bible
26 Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is there if we kill our brother and cover up his blood? 27 Come, let’s sell him to the Ishmaelites, but let’s not lay a hand on him, for after all, he is our brother, our own flesh.” His brothers agreed. 28 So when the Midianite merchants passed by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to the Ishmaelites for 20 pieces of silver. The Ishmaelites then took Joseph to Egypt. 29 Later Reuben returned to the cistern to find that Joseph was not in it! He tore his clothes, 30 returned to his brothers, and said, “The boy isn’t there! And I, where can I go?”
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Genesis 37:28
Septuagint
26 Then Ioudas said to his brothers, “What advantage is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood? 27 Come, let us sell him to these Ismaelites, but let our hands not be upon him, because he is our brother and our flesh.” And his brothers listened. 28 And some Madienite traders were passing by, and they drew out and brought up Ioseph from the pit and sold Ioseph to the Ismaelites for twenty gold pieces, and they brought Ioseph down to Egypt. 29 Then Rouben returned to the pit, and he did not see Ioseph in the pit, and he tore his clothes. 30 And he returned to his brothers and said, “The youngster is not thereb, and I, where shall I yet go?”
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Exodus 3:7
Hebrew Bible
6 He added, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Then Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God. 7 The Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. 8 I have come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up from that land to a land that is both good and spacious, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the region of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
1 Samuel 9:16
Hebrew Bible
15 Now the day before Saul arrived, the Lord had told Samuel: 16 “At this time tomorrow I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin. You must consecrate him as a leader over my people Israel. He will save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked with favor on my people. Their cry has reached me.” 17 When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said, “Here is the man that I told you about. He will rule over my people.”
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX 1 Samuel 9:16
Septuagint
15 And the Lord revealed Samuel’s ear, one day before Saul came to him, saying, 16 “About this time tomorrow, I will send to you a man from Benjamin. You will anoint him as ruler over my people Israel, and he will save my people from the hand of foreigners; for I looked upon the humiliation of my people because their cry came to me.” 17 Samuel saw Saul, and the Lord spoke to him, “Here is the man whom I spoke to you. This man will rule among my people.”
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Exodus 3:14
Hebrew Bible
13 Moses said to God, “If I go to the Israelites and tell them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’—what should I say to them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I AM that I AM.” And he said, “You must say this to the Israelites, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” 15 God also said to Moses, “You must say this to the Israelites, ‘The Lord—the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is my memorial from generation to generation.’
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Exodus 3:14
Septuagint
13 But Moses said to God, “Behold, I will go to the sons of Israel and will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ They will ask me, ‘What is his name?’ What should I say to them?” 14 And God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “This is what you shall say to the sons of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’” 15 God also said to Moses, “You shall say this to the sons of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is my name forever, and this is my remembrance from generation to generation.’”
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Exodus 4:20
Hebrew Bible
19 The Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, because all the men who were seeking your life are dead.” 20 Then Moses took his wife and sons and put them on a donkey and headed back to the land of Egypt, and Moses took the staff of God in his hand. 21 The Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the wonders I have put under your control. But I will harden his heart and he will not let the people go.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Exodus 4:20
Septuagint
19 Now after those many days, the king of Egypt died. And the Lord said to Moses in Midian, “Go, depart into Egypt! For all the men who were seeking your life have died.” 20 And Moses, having taken up his wife and his children, put them upon his beasts of burden and returned to Egypt. And Moses took the staff, the one from God, in his hand. 21 The Lord said to Moses, “As you go and return to Egypt, see all of these wonders that I have placed into your hands; you will perform them in front of Pharaoh. And I myself will harden his heart, and he will certainly not send away my people.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Exodus 4:24
Hebrew Bible
22 You must say to Pharaoh, ‘This is what the Lord has said, “Israel is my son, my firstborn, 23 and I said to you, ‘Let my son go that he may serve me,’ but since you have refused to let him go, I will surely kill your son, your firstborn!”’” 24 Now on the way, at a place where they stopped for the night, the Lord met Moses and sought to kill him. 25 But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off the foreskin of her son and touched it to Moses’ feet, and said, “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me.” 26 So the Lord let him alone. (At that time she said, “A bridegroom of blood,” referring to the circumcision.)
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Exodus 4:24
Septuagint
22 But you yourself will say to Pharaoh, ‘The Lord says this: “My firstborn son is Israel.” 23 I have said to you, “Release my people so that they may worship me! If, however, you are not willing to release them, then see, I am slaying your firstborn son.”’” 24 It happened during the journey, an angel of the Lord met him at the lodging-place and was seeking to slay him. 25 And then Shiphrah, taking a flint stone, cut around the foreskin of her son and fell at his feet and said, “The blood of the circumcision of my child is accomplished.” 27 And then the Lord said to Aaron, “Go into the wilderness to a meeting with Moses.” And he went and met him at the mountain of God, and they kissed each other.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Exodus 8:10
Hebrew Bible
9 Moses said to Pharaoh, “You may have the honor over me—when shall I pray for you, your servants, and your people, for the frogs to be removed from you and your houses, so that they will be left only in the Nile?” 10 He said, “Tomorrow.” And Moses said, “It will be as you say, so that you may know that there is no one like the Lord our God. 11 The frogs will depart from you, your houses, your servants, and your people; they will be left only in the Nile.”
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Exodus 8:10
Septuagint
9 And Moses said to Pharaoh, “Appoint a time for me when I may pray for you and your attendants and your people to remove the frogs from you and your people and your houses, so that they remain only in the river.” 10 And he said, “Tomorrow!” He said, “Therefore, it will be as you have said, so that you may know that there is no other besides the Lord. 11 And the frogs will be taken from you and your houses and your villages and your attendants and your people, so that they will remain only in the river.”
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Exodus 15:3
Hebrew Bible
1 Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord. They said, “I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously, the horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea. 2 The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him. 3 The Lord is a man of war10— the Lord is his name. 4 The chariots of Pharaoh and his army he has thrown into the sea, and his chosen officers were drowned in the Red Sea. 5 The depths have covered them; they went down to the bottom like a stone.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Exodus 15:3
Septuagint
1 Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to God and they said, saying, “Let us sing to the Lord, for he is gloriously glorified; horse and rider he has cast into the sea.” 2 He has become a helper and protector to me for salvation; this is my God, and I will honor him, God of my father, and I will exalt him. 3 The Lord who shatters wars, the Lord is his name 4 The chariots of Pharaoh and his forces he has cast into the sea. Select riders, officers standing on the chariots, were swallowed up in the Red Sea. 5 In the open sea he covered them; they sank into the deep like a stone.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Exodus 19:3
Hebrew Bible
2 After they journeyed from Rephidim, they came to the desert of Sinai, and they camped in the desert; Israel camped there in front of the mountain. 3 Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain, “Thus you will tell the house of Jacob, and declare to the people of Israel: 4 ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt and how I lifted you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Exodus 19:3
Septuagint
2 They departed from Rephidim, and they came into the wilderness of Sinai, and Israel encamped there, right before the mountain. 3 Now Moses went up the mountain of God, and God summoned him from the heavens, saying, “This is what you shall say to the house of Jacob and report to the sons of Israel. 4 You yourselves have seen the things that I have done to the Egyptians, and I have brought you up as if on wings of eagles, and I have led you to myself.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Exodus 21:22
Hebrew Bible
22 “If men fight and hit a pregnant woman and her child is born prematurely, but there is no serious injury, the one who hit her will surely be punished in accordance with what the woman’s husband demands of him, and he will pay what the court decides. 23 But if there is serious injury, then you will give a life for a life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Exodus 21:22
Septuagint
22 And if two men are fighting and they strike a pregnant woman and her child comes out unformed, he shall suffer a financial penalty; according to whatever the husband of the woman may impose, he shall pay with a judicial assessment. 23 But if her child was formed, he shall pay life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Exodus 22:27
Hebrew Bible
25 “If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest. 26 If you do take the garment of your neighbor in pledge, you must return it to him by the time the sun goes down, 27 for it is his only covering—it is his garment for his body. What else can he sleep in? And when he cries out to me, I will hear, for I am gracious. 28 “You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people. 29 “Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. You must give me the firstborn of your sons. 30 You must also do this for your oxen and for your sheep; seven days they may remain with their mothers, but give them to me on the eighth day.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Exodus 22:28
Septuagint
25 And if you lend silver to your poor brother among you, you shall not keep pressuring him; you shall not charge him interest. 26 And if you take the garment of your neighbor as a pledge, you will give it back to him before sunset. 27 For this is his only covering; this is the garment covering his shame. What will he sleep in? So if he cries out to me, I will listen to him, for I am compassionate. 28 You shall not verbally abuse gods, and you shall not speak badly of the rulers of your people. 29 You shall not fall short regarding the firstfruits from the threshing floor and your winepress; you shall give me the firstborn of your sons. 30 Do this with respect to your ox and your sheep and your beast of burden: For seven days it shall be with its mother, but on the eighth day you shall give it to me.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Exodus 24:10
Hebrew Bible
8 So Moses took the blood and splashed it on the people and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.” 9 Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up, 10 and they saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there was something like a pavement made of blue sapphire, clear like the sky itself. 11 But he did not lay a hand on the leaders of the Israelites, so they saw God, and they ate and they drank. 12 The Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain and remain there, and I will give you the stone tablets with the law and the commandments that I have written, so that you may teach them.”
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Exodus 24:10
Septuagint
8 And Moses, taking the blood, sprinkled it over the people and said, “Look, the blood of the covenant, which the Lord established with you concerning all these matters.” 9 And Moses and Aaron and Nadab and Abihu and seventy of the elders of Israel went up. 10 And they saw the place where the God of Israel stood and what was under his feet just like brickwork of lapis lazuli, and like the appearance of the firmament of the heavens in purity. 11 And not even one of the chosen leaders of Israel was missing, and they appeared in the place of God, and they ate and drank. 12 And the Lord said to Moses, “Come up to me into the mountain and be there, and I will give you the stone tablets, the law, and the commandments that I wrote to instruct them.”
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Exodus 24:16
Hebrew Bible
15 Moses went up the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. 16 The glory of the Lord resided on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days. On the seventh day he called to Moses from within the cloud. 17 Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in plain view of the people.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Exodus 24:16
Septuagint
15 And Moses and Joshua went up into the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. 16 And the glory of God came down on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days, and on the seventh day the Lord called Moses from the middle of the cloud. 17 And the appearance of the glory of the Lord was just like flaming fire on the top of the mountain, before the sons of Israel.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Exodus 25:8
Hebrew Bible
6 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for fragrant incense, 7 onyx stones, and other gems to be set in the ephod and in the breastpiece. 8 Let them make for me a sanctuary, so that I may live among them. 9 According to all that I am showing you—the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings—you must make it exactly so. 10 “They are to make an ark of acacia wood—its length is to be 45 inches, its width 27 inches, and its height 27 inches.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Exodus 25:7
Septuagint
5 and rams’ skins dyed red and blue skins and wood that does not deteriorate, 6 and sardius stones and stones for the carving, for the shoulder and the full-length robe. 7 And you shall make a sanctuary for me, and I will appear among you. 8 And you shall make it for me according to everything I show you on the mountain—the pattern of the tent and the pattern of all its vessels. So you will make them.” 9 “And you shall make an ark of testimony from wood that does not deteriorate, two and a half cubits in length and a cubit and a half in width and a cubit and a half in height.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Exodus 29:45
Hebrew Bible
44 “So I will set apart as holy the tent of meeting and the altar, and I will set apart as holy Aaron and his sons that they may minister as priests to me. 45 I will reside among the Israelites, and I will be their God, 46 and they will know that I am the Lord their God, who brought them out from the land of Egypt, so that I may reside among them. I am the Lord their God.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Exodus 29:45
Septuagint
44 And I will make the tent of testimony and the altar holy, and I will make Aaron and his sons holy, to serve me as priests. 45 And I will be called upon by the sons of Israel, and I will be their God. 46 And they will recognize that I myself am the Lord God.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Exodus 33:2
Hebrew Bible
1 The Lord said to Moses, “Go up from here, you and the people whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, to the land I promised on oath to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ 2 I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, the Hittite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 3 Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go up among you, for you are a stiff-necked people, and I might destroy you on the way.”
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Exodus 33:2
Septuagint
1 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go, go on up from here, you and your people whom you have led out of the land of Egypt into the land that I swore to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your seed.’” 2 And I will send my angel along before your face and he will drive out the Amorite and Hittite and Perizzite and Girgashite and Hivite and Jebusite. 3 And I will bring you into a land flowing with milk and honey, for I will certainly not go up with you because of the stiff-necked people that you are, lest I consume you on the way.”
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Exodus 33:13
Hebrew Bible
12 Moses said to the Lord, “See, you have been saying to me, ‘Bring this people up,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. But you said, ‘I know you by name, and also you have found favor in my sight.’ 13 Now if I have found favor in your sight, show me your way, that I may know you, that I may continue to find favor in your sight. And see that this nation is your people.” 14 And the Lord said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Exodus 33:13
Septuagint
12 And Moses said to the Lord, “Look, you yourself say to me, ‘Lead this people up,’ but you yourself have not made known to me whom you will send along with me! Yet you said to me, ‘I know you more than any other, and indeed you have favor before me.’ 13 If, therefore, I have found favor before you, show yourself to me, that I may see you clearly, so that I might find favor before you, and that I might know that this great nation is your people.” 14 And he responded, “I myself will go along with you, and I will put you at ease.”
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Exodus 40:35
Hebrew Bible
34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 Moses was not able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 36 But when the cloud was lifted up from the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out on all their journeys;
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Exodus 40:29
Septuagint
28 And the cloud enveloped the tent of testimony, and the tent was filled with the glory of the Lord. 29 And Moses was unable to enter the tent of testimony because the cloud was overshadowing it, and the tent was filled with the glory of the Lord. 30 But whenever the cloud lifted from the tent, the sons of Israel journeyed, taking along their goods.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Leviticus 1:5
Hebrew Bible
4 He must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted for him to make atonement on his behalf. 5 Then the one presenting the offering must slaughter the bull before the Lord, and the sons of Aaron, the priests, must present the blood and splash the blood against the sides of the altar, which is at the entrance of the Meeting Tent. 6 Next, the one presenting the offering must skin the burnt offering and cut it into parts,
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Leviticus 1:5
Septuagint
4 And he will place his hand on the head of the approved burnt offering for himself in order to make atonement for him 5 And they will slay the young bull in the presence of the Lord and the sons of Aaron, the priests. They will present its blood, and they will pour its blood out all around and against the altar that is beside the entrances of the tent of testimony 6 And when they have flayed the whole burnt offering, they will cut it into pieces according to its limbs
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Leviticus 1:15
Hebrew Bible
14 “‘If his offering to the Lord is a burnt offering of birds, he must present his offering from the turtledoves or from the young pigeons. 15 The priest must present it at the altar, pinch off its head and offer the head up in smoke on the altar, and its blood must be drained out against the side of the altar. 16 Then the priest must remove its entrails by cutting off its tail feathers, and throw them to the east side of the altar into the place of fatty ashes,
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Leviticus 1:15
Septuagint
14 ‘If you present a burnt offering from the birds as a gift to the Lord, then he will bring his gift from the turtledoves or from the pigeons 15 And the priest will bring it to the altar and wring off its head. And the priest will place it on the altar and squeeze out its blood onto the base of the altar 16 And he will remove the crop together with its feathers and cast it away along the side of the altar toward the east, onto the place for the ashes
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Leviticus 3:11
Hebrew Bible
10 the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys). 11 Then the priest must offer it up in smoke on the altar as a food gift to the Lord. 12 “‘If his offering is a goat, he must present it before the Lord,
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Leviticus 3:11
Septuagint
10 And both of the kidneys, and the fat that is on them on the thighs, and the lobe that is on the liver with the kidneys, when he has stripped these off, 11 the priest will offer them up on the altar as a sweet-smelling odor, a burnt offering to the Lord 12 ‘But if his gift is from the goats, then he will present it before the Lord
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Leviticus 4:12
Hebrew Bible
11 But the hide of the bull, all its flesh along with its head and its legs, its entrails, and its dung— 12 all the rest of the bull—he must bring outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place, to the fatty-ash pile, and he must burn it on a wood fire; it must be burned on the fatty-ash pile. 13 “‘If the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter is not noticed by the assembly, and they violate one of the Lord’s commandments, which must not be violated, so they become guilty,
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Leviticus 4:12
Septuagint
11 Also the skin of the young bull and all its flesh together with the head and the extremities and the belly and the dung, 12 and they will carry the whole young bull outside the encampment to a clean place, where they will pour out the ashes and will burn it on wood with fire; it will be burned up at the outflow of the ashes 13 ‘And if the entire community of Israel is unintentionally ignorant, and the matter escapes the eyes of the congregation, and they do one of all of the commandments of the Lord that shall not be done and they go astray,
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Leviticus 8:10
Hebrew Bible
9 Finally, he set the turban on his head and attached the gold plate, the holy diadem, to the front of the turban just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 10 Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it, and so consecrated them. 11 Next he sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times and so anointed the altar, all its vessels, and the washbasin and its stand to consecrate them. 12 He then poured some of the anointing oil on the head of Aaron and anointed him to consecrate him.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Leviticus 8:10
Septuagint
9 And he placed the headband on his head and attached to the headband, on the front of it, a thin plate of gold, consecrated and holy, the way the Lord had charged Moses 10 And Moses took some of the olive oil for anointing, 11 and he sprinkled it on the altar seven times, and he anointed the altar and consecrated it and all of its various implements, and the basin and its base. And he consecrated them; and he anointed the tabernacle and all the items in it, and he consecrated it 12 And Moses poured some of the oil for anointing on the head of Aaron and anointed him and consecrated him
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Leviticus 16:1
Hebrew Bible
1 The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron’s two sons when they approached the presence of the Lord and died, 2 and the Lord said to Moses: “Tell Aaron your brother that he must not enter at any time into the Holy Place inside the special curtain in front of the atonement lid that is on the ark so that he may not die, for I will appear in the cloud over the atonement lid. 3 “In this way Aaron is to enter into the sanctuary—with a young bull for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Leviticus 16:1
Septuagint
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses after the two sons of Aaron died, when they brought unauthorized fire into the presence of the Lord, and they died 2 And the Lord said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron, your brother, and do not let him enter at any time into the innermost holy place of the veil into the face of the mercy seat, which is on the ark of the testimony, so that he will not die; for I will appear in a cloud above the mercy seat 3 In this way Aaron will enter into the holy place: with a young bull from the herd for a sin offering and a ram for a whole burnt offering
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Leviticus 20:17
Hebrew Bible
16 If a woman approaches any animal to copulate with it, you must kill the woman, and the animal must be put to death; their blood guilt is on themselves. 17 “‘If a man has marital relations with his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, so that he sees her nakedness and she sees his nakedness, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of the children of their people. He has exposed his sister’s nakedness; he will bear his punishment for iniquity. 18 If a man goes to bed with a menstruating woman and uncovers her nakedness, he has laid bare her fountain of blood, and she has exposed the fountain of her blood, so both of them must be cut off from the midst of their people.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Leviticus 20:17
Septuagint
16 And if any woman should approach toward any animal for her to have intercourse by it, you will execute the woman and the animal; to death let them die; they are guilty 17 Whoever may take his sister from his father’s side or from his mother’s side and so see her shame, and she sees his shame, it is disgraceful; they will be utterly destroyed in the presence of the members of their relatives. He has uncovered the shame of his sister; they have incurred guilt 18 And a man who may lie with a woman indisposed because of menstruation and so uncovers her shame, he has uncovered the source of her flow, and she has uncovered the discharge of her blood; both of them will be utterly destroyed from among their people
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Leviticus 22:22
Hebrew Bible
21 If a man presents a peace-offering sacrifice to the Lord for a special votive offering or for a freewill offering from the herd or the flock, it must be flawless to be acceptable; it must have no flaw. 22 “‘You must not present to the Lord something blind, or with a broken bone, or mutilated, or with a running sore, or with a festering eruption, or with a feverish rash. You must not give any of these as a gift on the altar to the Lord. 23 As for an ox or a sheep with a limb too long or stunted, you may present it as a freewill offering, but it will not be acceptable for a votive offering.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Leviticus 22:22
Septuagint
21 And any person who may present an offering of peace to the Lord, discharging a vow according to a freewill offering or in your feasts from the cattle or from the sheep, it must be unblemished to be acceptable; any defect will not be in it. 22 A blind or injured animal, or with its tongue cut out or covered with warts or afflicted with an inflamed or infected itch, or being marked with scars from boils, they will not bring these animals near to the Lord, and for a burnt offering you will not present any of them on the altar to the Lord. 23 But a young bull or a sheep with split ears or docked tail, as offerings you will offer them for yourself, but for your votive offering they shall not be accepted.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Leviticus 23:5
Hebrew Bible
4 “‘These are the Lord’s appointed times, holy assemblies, which you must proclaim at their appointed time. 5 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, is a Passover offering to the Lord. 6 Then on the fifteenth day of the same month will be the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; seven days you must eat unleavened bread.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Leviticus 23:5
Septuagint
4 “‘These are the festivals to the Lord, and these festivals you shall call holy at their appointed times. 5 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, in the middle of the evenings there is a Passover to the Lord. 6 And on the fifteenth day of this month is a Festival of Unleavened Bread to the Lord; for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Leviticus 23:30
Hebrew Bible
29 Indeed, any person who does not behave with humility on this particular day will be cut off from his people. 30 As for any person who does any work on this particular day, I will exterminate that person from the midst of his people— 31 you must not do any work! This is a perpetual statute throughout your generations in all the places where you live.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Leviticus 23:30
Septuagint
29 Any person whosoever will not humble himself on this very day will be utterly destroyed from among his people. 30 And every person whosoever will engage in labor on this very day, that person will be destroyed from his people. 31 You will not perform any work; this is a perpetual law throughout your generations in all your settlements.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Leviticus 24:3
Hebrew Bible
2 “Command the Israelites to bring to you pure oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually. 3 Outside the special curtain of the congregation in the Meeting Tent, Aaron must arrange it from evening until morning before the Lord continually. This is a perpetual statute throughout your generations. 4 On the ceremonially pure lampstand he must arrange the lamps before the Lord continually.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Leviticus 24:3
Septuagint
2 “Charge the sons of Israel, and let them receive pure olive oil for me, beaten out for a light source, to light a lamp perpetually. 3 Aaron and his sons will keep burning it outside of the veil in the tent of testimony from evening until early morning, in the presence of the Lord continuously; this is a perpetual law throughout your generations. 4 On the pure lampstand you will kindle the lamps before the Lord until morning.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Numbers 11:18
Hebrew Bible
17 Then I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take part of the Spirit that is on you, and will put it on them, and they will bear some of the burden of the people with you, so that you do not bear it all by yourself. 18 “And say to the people, ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, for you have wept in the ears* of the Lord, saying, “Who will give us meat to eat, for life was good for us in Egypt?” Therefore the Lord will give you meat, and you will eat. 19 You will eat, not just one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days,
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Numbers 11:18
Septuagint
17 And I will come down, and I will speak with you there, and I will take from the spirit that is on you, and I will place it on them, and they will assist you concerning the impulsive behavior of the people, and you will not bear them yourself alone. 18 And say to the people: ‘Purify yourselves for tomorrow, and you will eat meat, since you have cried out before the Lord, saying, “Who will feed us with meat, because it was good for us in Egypt?” And the Lord will give you meat to eat, and you will eat meat. 19 Not one day will you eat, nor two, nor five days, nor ten days, not even twenty days!
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Numbers 12:8
Hebrew Bible
6 The Lord said, “Hear now my words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known to him in a vision; I will speak with him in a dream. 7 My servant Moses is not like this; he is faithful in all my house. 8 With him I will speak face to face, openly and not in riddles, and he will see the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” 9 The anger of the Lord burned against them, and he departed. 10 After the cloud had departed from above the tent, there was Miriam, leprous like snow. Then Aaron turned toward Miriam, and realized that she was leprous.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Numbers 12:8
Septuagint
6 And he said to them, “Hear my words: If there may be a prophet from among you to the Lord, I will be made known to him in a vision, and while he is sleeping, I will speak to him. 7 Not so with my servant Moses; in my whole household he is trustworthy. 8 Mouth to mouth I will speak to him, in appearance and not through riddles. And he has beheld the glory of the Lord. And why are you not fearful of speaking against my servant, Moses?” 9 And the wrathful anger of the Lord was on them, and he departed. 10 And the cloud drew away from the tent, and, look, Miriam was leprous, like snow. And Aaron looked on Miriam, and, look, she was leprous.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Numbers 12:8
Hebrew Bible
7 My servant Moses is not like this; he is faithful in all my house. 8 With him I will speak face to face, openly and not in riddles, and he will see the form of the Lord. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?” 9 The anger of the Lord burned against them, and he departed.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Numbers 12:8
Septuagint
7 Not so with my servant Moses; in my whole household he is trustworthy. 8 Mouth to mouth I will speak to him, in appearance and not through riddles. And he has beheld the glory of the Lord. And why are you not fearful of speaking against my servant, Moses?” 9 And the wrathful anger of the Lord was on them, and he departed.
100-200 C.E.
Onkelos Numbers 12:8
Targum
7 But not so (with) My servant Mosheh; over all My house faithful is he. 8 Speaker with speaker will I speak with him; in apparition, and not in similitudes; and he shall behold the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And how is this, that you have not been afraid to speak against My servant, against Mosheh? 9 And the displeasure of the Lord was strong against them, and He went up.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Numbers 16:15
Hebrew Bible
14 Moreover, you have not brought us into a land that flows with milk and honey, nor given us an inheritance of fields and vineyards. Do you think you can blind these men? We will not come up.” 15 Moses was very angry, and he said to the Lord, “Have no respect for their offering! I have not taken so much as one donkey from them, nor have I harmed any one of them!” 16 Then Moses said to Korah, “You and all your company present yourselves before the Lord—you and they, and Aaron—tomorrow.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Numbers 16:15
Septuagint
14 And if you had led us into a land flowing with milk and honey and had given us an inheritance of land and vineyards, should you put out the eyes of those people? We will not go up!” 15 And Moses was very weighted down and said to the Lord, “Do not give heed to their sacrifice; I have not taken an object of desire of any of them, nor have I mistreated any of them.” 16 And Moses said to Korah, “Sanctify your gathering and be ready in the presence of the Lord, they and you and Aaron, tomorrow.
5th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Numbers 27:12
Hebrew Bible
12 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim range, and see the land I have given to the Israelites. 13 When you have seen it, you will be gathered to your ancestors, as Aaron your brother was gathered to his ancestors. 14 For in the wilderness of Zin when the community rebelled against me, you rebelled against my command to show me as holy before their eyes over the water—the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.”
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Numbers 27:12
Septuagint
12 And the Lord said to Moses, “Go on up into the mountainous region, which is in the region on the other side, that is Mount Nebo, and view the land of Canaan, which I myself am giving to the sons of Israel as a possession. 13 Then view it, and you will be added to your people, even you yourself, just as Aaron, your brother, was added in at Mount Hur, 14 because you transgressed my word in the desert wilderness of Zin, when the congregation refused to sanctify me; you did not sanctify me with regard to the water in their presence; this is the water of strife and controversy at Meribath-kadesh in the desert wilderness of Zin.”
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Deuteronomy 12:5
Hebrew Bible
3 You must tear down their altars, shatter their sacred pillars, burn up their sacred Asherah poles, and cut down the images of their gods; you must eliminate their very memory from that place. 4 You must not worship the Lord your God the way they worship. 5 But you must seek only the place he chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence, and you must go there. 6 And there you must take your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the personal offerings you have prepared, your votive offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Deuteronomy 12:5
Septuagint
3 And you shall destroy their altars and break their pillars, and you shall cut down their sacred groves and burn their carved gods with fire, and you shall destroy their name from that place. 4 You shall not do so to the Lord your God. 5 But to the place that the Lord your God may choose in one of your cities, to name that his name be invoked in that place, also seek him there. 6 And you shall bring your whole burnt offerings and your voluntary offerings, the firstborn of your cattle and of your sheep.
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Deuteronomy 12:11
Hebrew Bible
10 When you do go across the Jordan River and settle in the land he is granting you as an inheritance and you find relief from all the enemies who surround you, you will live in safety. 11 Then you must come to the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to reside, bringing everything I am commanding you—your burnt offerings, sacrifices, tithes, the personal offerings you have prepared, and all your choice votive offerings that you devote to him.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Deuteronomy 12:11
Septuagint
10 And you shall cross the Jordan and settle on the land that the Lord our God is giving as an inheritance to you, and he will give rest to you from all your surrounding enemies, and you will dwell with safety. 11 And it shall be that to the place wherever the Lord your God may choose his name to be invoked there, you shall bring all that I commanded you today: your whole burnt offerings and your sacrifices and your tithes and the firstfruits of your hands and all your choicest gifts—all that you might vow to God.
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Deuteronomy 16:7
Hebrew Bible
5 You may not sacrifice the Passover in just any of your villages that the Lord your God is giving you, 6 but you must sacrifice it in the evening in the place where he chooses to locate his name, at sunset, the time of day you came out of Egypt. 7 You must boil13 and eat it in the place the Lord your God chooses; you may return the next morning to your tents. 8 You must eat bread made without yeast for six days. The seventh day you are to hold an assembly for the Lord your God; you must not do any work on that day. 9 You must count seven weeks; you must begin to count them from the time you begin to harvest the standing grain.
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Deuteronomy 16:7
Septuagint
5 You shall not be able to offer the Passover in any of your cities that the Lord your God has given you; 6 rather into the place that the Lord your God may choose to have his name invoked, in that place you shall offer the Passover in the evening to the setting of the sun, at the time that you came out of Egypt. 7 And you shall boil and roast and eat it in the place where the Lord your God may choose it, and you shall return in the morning and go into your houses. 8 Six days you shall eat unleavened bread, but the seventh day, the final day, there shall be a festival to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work in it; you shall only do that which is necessary for life. 9 Seven weeks you shall count for yourself when you have begun your sickle upon the harvest; you shall begin to count seven weeks. The Feast of Weeks
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Deuteronomy 17:3
Hebrew Bible
2 Suppose a man or woman is discovered among you in one of your villages that the Lord your God is giving you who sins before the Lord your God and breaks his covenant 3 by serving other gods and worshiping them—the sun, moon, or any other heavenly bodies that I have not permitted you to worship. 4 When it is reported to you and you hear about it, you must investigate carefully. If it is indeed true that such a disgraceful thing is being done in Israel,
3rd Century B.C.E.
LXX Deuteronomy 17:3
Septuagint
2 “But if in one of your cities that the Lord your God has given to you there is found a man or woman who will do evil before the Lord your God, to transgress his covenant, 3 and going they serve other gods and worship them, the sun or the moon or any from the host of the heavens that I did not assign, 4 and it is reported to you and you seek it out very much and, look, the thing has taken place, truly this abomination has taken place in Israel;
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Joshua 1:14
Hebrew Bible
13 “Remember what Moses the Lord’s servant commanded you. The Lord your God is giving you a place to settle and is handing this land over to you. 14 Your wives, children, and cattle may stay in the land that Moses assigned to you east of the Jordan River. But all of you warriors must cross over armed for battle ahead of your brothers. You must help them 15 until the Lord gives your brothers a place like yours to settle and they conquer the land the Lord your God is ready to hand over to them. Then you may go back to your allotted land and occupy the land Moses the Lord’s servant assigned you east of the Jordan.”
2nd Century B.C.E.
LXX Joshua 1:14
Septuagint
13 “Remember the word that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, ‘The Lord your God has given you rest, and he has given you this land. 14 Let your wives and your children and your livestock dwell in the land that he has given you. But you will cross over the river fully armed for your brothers, every strong man. And so you will be allies with them 15 until the Lord our God gives rest to your brothers as also to you and they also receive a share of the land that the Lord your God is giving to them. And then you will depart, each one to his inheritance that Moses has given you in the area beyond the Jordan at the east.’ ”a
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Joshua 2:10
Hebrew Bible
9 She said to the men, “I know the Lord is handing this land over to you. We are absolutely terrified of you, and all who live in the land are cringing before you. 10 For we heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea before you when you left Egypt and how you annihilated the two Amorite kings, Sihon and Og, on the other side of the Jordan. 11 When we heard the news, we lost our courage, and no one could even breathe for fear of you. For the Lord your God is God in heaven above and on earth below!
2nd Century B.C.E.
LXX Joshua 2:10
Septuagint
8 And it happened that as the men chasing after them were going out, before the spies could fall asleep, she came up onto the roof 9 and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you the land. Fear of you has fallen upon us. 10 For we have heard that the Lord God dried up the Red Sea before your face when you went out from the land of Egypt, and all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom he cut off.
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Joshua 4:5
Hebrew Bible
4 Joshua summoned the 12 men he had appointed from the Israelites, one per tribe. 5 Joshua told them, “Go in front of the ark of the Lord your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes. 6 The stones will be a reminder to you. When your children ask someday, ‘Why are these stones important to you?’
2nd Century B.C.E.
LXX Joshua 4:5
Septuagint
4 And when Joshua had called twelve men of honor from the sons of Israel, one from each tribe, 5 he said to them, “Come in front of me before the face of the Lord, into the middle of the Jordan, and taking from there, each of you must pick up and carry a stone on his shoulders according to the number of the twelve tribes of Israel, 6 so that this might be as a sign to you existing through all time, so that when your sons should ask you tomorrow, saying, ‘What is the significance of these stones for us?’
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Joshua 24:1
Hebrew Bible
1 Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel’s elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God. 2 Joshua told all the people, “This is what the Lord God of Israel has said: ‘In the distant past your ancestors lived beyond the Euphrates River, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped other gods, 3 but I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and brought him into the entire land of Canaan. I made his descendants numerous; I gave him Isaac,
2nd Century B.C.E.
LXX Joshua 24:1
Septuagint
1 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shiloh and convened their elders and their scribes and their judges, and he set them in front of their God. 2 And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord the God of Israel says, ‘Beyond the river your ancestors settled from the beginning, Terah, Abraham’s father and the father of Nahor, and served other gods. 3 And I took your father Abraham from beyond the river and led him in all the land and multiplied his seed and gave him Isaac,
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
Judges 6:16
Hebrew Bible
15 Gideon said to him, “But Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Just look! My clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my family.” 16 The Lord said to him, “Ah, but I will be with you! You will strike down the whole Midianite army.” 17 Gideon said to him, “If you really are pleased with me, then give me a sign as proof that it is really you speaking with me.
2nd Century B.C.E.
LXX Judges 6:16
Septuagint
15 And Gideon said to him, “In me, my Lord, by what shall I save Israel? Look, my thousand is weak in Manasseh, and I am the insignificant one in the house of my father.” 16 So the angel of the Lord said to him, “The Lord shall be with you, and you shall strike the Midianites like one man.” 17 Gideon said to him, “If then I have found mercy in your eye, and you do for me today all that you have said to me,
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
1 Samuel 3:13
Hebrew Bible
12 On that day I will carry out against Eli everything that I spoke about his house—from start to finish! 13 You should tell him that I am about to judge his house forever because of the sin that he knew about. For his sons were cursing themselves, and he did not rebuke them. 14 Therefore I swore an oath to the house of Eli, ‘The sin of the house of Eli can never be forgiven by sacrifice or by grain offering.’”
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX 1 Samuel 3:13
Septuagint
12 In that day, I will stir up against Eli everything, as much as I spoke to his house. I will begin, and I will finish. 13 And I have declared to him that I am avenging his house for eternity for the injustice of his sons, because his sons were abusing God, and he did not admonish them—and not even in any way. 14 I swear this to the house of Eli, even if the injustice of the house of Eli will be appeased with incense or with sacrifice for eternity!”
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
1 Samuel 3:13
Hebrew Bible
12 On that day I will carry out against Eli everything that I spoke about his house—from start to finish! 13 You should tell him that I am about to judge his house forever because of the sin that he knew about. For his sons were cursing themselves, and he did not rebuke them. 14 Therefore I swore an oath to the house of Eli, ‘The sin of the house of Eli can never be forgiven by sacrifice or by grain offering.’”
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX 1 Samuel 3:13
Septuagint
12 In that day, I will stir up against Eli everything, as much as I spoke to his house. I will begin, and I will finish. 13 And I have declared to him that I am avenging his house for eternity for the injustice of his sons, because his sons were abusing God, and he did not admonish them—and not even in any way. 14 I swear this to the house of Eli, even if the injustice of the house of Eli will be appeased with incense or with sacrifice for eternity!”
200-300 C.E.
Jonathan 1 Samuel 3:13
Targum
12 On that day I will fulfil against Eli all that I have spoken concerning the people of his house. I will destroy and I will end 13 And I told him that I take revenge on the people of his house for ever, for the sins which he knew, because his sons are provoking and he did not restrain them 14 Therefore, I swore to the house of Eli that the sins of Eli’s house shall not be forgiven by holy slaughterings or offerings for ever.’
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
1 Samuel 3:16
Hebrew Bible
15 So Samuel lay down until morning. Then he opened the doors of the Lord’s house. But Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision. 16 However, Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He replied, “Here I am.” 17 Eli said, “What message did he speak to you? Don’t conceal it from me. God will judge you severely if you conceal from me anything that he said to you!”
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX 1 Samuel 3:16
Septuagint
15 And Samuel slept until morning, and he rose early in the morning and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. Samuel was afraid to share his vision with Eli. 16 And Eli said to Samuel, “Samuel, child.” And he said, “Here I am.” 17 And he said, “What was the word spoken to you? Now do not hide from me, so that God might do to you if you hide from me even a word from the entire message that he spoke to you in your ear.”
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
1 Samuel 4:8
Hebrew Bible
7 The Philistines were scared because they thought that gods had come to the camp. They said, “Woe to us! We’ve never seen anything like this! 8 Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all sorts of plagues in the desert! 9 Be strong and act like men, you Philistines, or else you will wind up serving the Hebrews the way they have served you! Act like men and fight!”
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX 1 Samuel 4:8
Septuagint
7 And the foreigners were terrified and said, “These gods have come to them in the camp! Woe to us! Rescue us, Lord, today because such a thing has not happened yesterday or the third day! 8 Woe to us! Who will rescue us from the hand of these solid gods? These are the gods who struck Egypt with every plague and in the desert. 9 Strengthen yourselves, and be like a man, and make war against them.”
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
1 Samuel 6:19
Hebrew Bible
18 The gold mice corresponded in number to all the Philistine cities of the five leaders, from the fortified cities to hamlet villages, to greater Abel. They positioned the ark of the Lord on a rock until this very day in the field of Joshua who was from Beth Shemesh. 19 But the Lord struck down some of the people of Beth Shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the Lord; he struck down 50,070 of the men. The people grieved because the Lord had struck the people with a hard blow. 20 The residents of Beth Shemesh asked, “Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God? To whom will the ark go up from here?”
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX 1 Samuel 6:19
Septuagint
18 And the golden mice according to the number of all the foreigner cities of the five leaders, from the fortified city as far as the village of the Perizzites and as far as the large stone on which they set the ark of the covenant of the Lord, in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh. 19 And the sons of Jechonias were not pleased with the men of Beth-shemesh because they saw the ark of the Lord, and he struck among them fifty thousand and seventy men, and the people mourned because the Lord struck with a very great plague among the people. 20 And the men from Bethshemesh said, “Who is able to pass through before this holy Lord, and to whom shall go up the ark of the Lord from us?”
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
1 Samuel 9:12
Hebrew Bible
11 As they were going up the ascent to the town, they met some girls coming out to draw water. They said to them, “Is this where the seer is?” 12 They replied, “Yes, straight ahead! But hurry now, for he came to the town today, and the people are making a sacrifice at the high place. 13 When you enter the town, you can find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people won’t eat until he arrives, for he must bless the sacrifice. Once that happens, those who have been invited will eat. Now go on up, for this is the time when you can find him.”
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX 1 Samuel 9:12
Septuagint
11 As they were going up the ascent to the city, they came upon some young girls coming out to draw water and asked them whether the seer was here. 12 The young girls answered them and said to them, “He is, look, opposite your face. Now on account of the day, he has come into the city because the people have a sacrifice today at Bama. 13 As you enter the city in this way, you will find him in the city before he goes up to Bama to eat; for the people will not eat until he enters because this man blesses the sacrifice, and after these things the guests eat. Now go up, for because of the day, you will find him.”
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
1 Samuel 14:18
Hebrew Bible
17 So Saul said to the army that was with him, “Muster the troops and see who is no longer with us.” When they mustered the troops, Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there. 18 So Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring near the ark of God,” for the ark of God was in that day, and the sons of Israel19. 19 While Saul spoke to the priest, the panic in the Philistines’ camp was becoming greater and greater. So Saul said to the priest, “Withdraw your hand.”
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX 1 Samuel 14:18
Septuagint
17 And Saul said to the people with him, “Count, right now, and see who has gone from you.” And they counted, and look, Jonathan and his equipment carrier could not be found. 18 And Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ephod,” for he carried the ephod in that day before Israel. 19 And it happened that as Saul spoke to the priest, and the noise in the camp of the foreigners continued to increase. So Saul said to the priest, “Put your hands together.”
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
1 Samuel 15:2
Hebrew Bible
1 Then Samuel said to Saul, “I was the one the Lord sent to anoint you as king over his people Israel. Now listen to what the Lord says. 2 Here is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has said: ‘I carefully observed how the Amalekites opposed Israel along the way when Israel came up from Egypt. 3 So go now and strike down the Amalekites. Destroy everything they have. Don’t spare them. Put them to death—man, woman, child, infant, ox, sheep, camel, and donkey alike.’”
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX 1 Samuel 15:2
Septuagint
1 And Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you to be king over Israel. So now listen to the voice of the Lord. 2 This is what the Lord Sabaoth says: ‘Now I will avenge what the Amalekites did to Israel when they encountered them on the way of their coming up from Egypt. 3 And now go, and you will strike down Amalek and Jerim and all that is his, and none should be allowed to live from him. You must completely destroy him, and you will commit him to destruction and all that is his, and you must not spare anything from him. You will kill everything, from men even to women, and from the young child to the suckling baby, and from the calf to the cattle, and from the camel to the donkey.’ ”
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
1 Samuel 15:35
Hebrew Bible
33 Samuel said, “Just as your sword left women childless, so your mother will be the most bereaved among women.” Then Samuel hacked Agag to pieces there in Gilgal before the Lord. 34 Then Samuel went to Ramah, while Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul. 35 Until the day he died, Samuel did not see Saul again. Samuel did, however, mourn for Saul, but the Lord regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel.
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
1 Samuel 19:24
Hebrew Bible
23 So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. The Spirit of God came upon him as well, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah. 24 He even stripped off his clothes and prophesied before Samuel. He lay there naked all that day and night. (For that reason it is asked, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”)
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX 1 Samuel 19:24
Septuagint
23 And he went from there into Naioth in Ramah. And the Spirit of God also came upon him, and he went prophesying as far as his journey to Naioth in Ramah. 24 And he took off his clothing and prophesied before them and fell naked that entire day and the entire night. Because of this, they said, “Is also Saul among the prophets?”
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
1 Samuel 17:4
Hebrew Bible
3 The Philistines were standing on one hill, and the Israelites on another hill, with the valley between them. 4 Then a champion came out from the camp of the Philistines. His name was Goliath; he was from Gath. He was close to nine feet tall7. 5 He had a bronze helmet on his head and was wearing scale body armor. The weight of his bronze body armor was 5,000 shekels.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX 1 Samuel 17:4
Septuagint
3 And the foreigners stood on the hill on one side, and Israel stood on the hill on the other side, with the circle between them. 4 And a strong man came out from the foreigners’ camp. His name was Goliath from Gath. His height was four arm lengths and a span. 5 And there was a helmet on his head, and he was wearing a coat of chainmail, and the weight of his coat was five thousand shekels of bronze and iron.
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
1 Samuel 17:35
Hebrew Bible
34 David replied to Saul, “Your servant has been a shepherd for his father’s flock. Whenever a lion or bear would come and carry off a sheep from the flock, 35 I would go out after it, strike it down, and rescue the sheep from its mouth. If it rose up against me, I would grab it by its beard*, strike it, and kill it. 36 Your servant has struck down both the lion and the bear. This uncircumcised Philistine will be just like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX 1 Samuel 17:35
Septuagint
34 And David said to Saul, “Your servant was shepherding for his father with the flock. And when the lion or the bear was coming and tried to take sheep from the flock, 35 I would go out after it and strike it and draw out from its mouth. And if it rose against me, then I held its throat and struck and killed it. 36 And your servant has beat down the bear and the lion, and the uncircumcised foreigner will be like one of these. Will I not go and strike him down and remove today the disgrace from Israel? Because who is this uncircumcised one who scorns the camp of the living God?
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
1 Samuel 17:38
Hebrew Bible
37 David went on to say, “The Lord who delivered me from the lion and the bear will also deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” Then Saul said to David, “Go! The Lord will be with you.” 38 Then Saul clothed David with his own fighting attire and put a bronze helmet on his head. He also put body armor on him. 39 David strapped on his sword over his fighting attire and tried to walk around, but he was not used to them. David said to Saul, “I can’t walk in these things, for I’m not used to them.” So David removed them.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX 1 Samuel 17:38
Septuagint
37 The Lord who rescued me from the hand of the lion and from the hand of the bear, he will rescue me from the hand of this uncircumcised foreigner.” So Saul said to David, “Go, and may the Lord be with you.” 38 And Saul put on David a wool cloak and bronze helmet on his head. 39 And he strapped his sword onto David around his wool cloak. But he grew weary walking around once and twice. So David said to Saul, “I would not be able to go on in this because I have no experience.” So they removed them from him.
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
1 Samuel 25:37
Hebrew Bible
36 When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing until morning’s light. 37 In the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these matters. His heart died within him and he became a stone40. 38 After about 10 days the Lord struck Nabal down and he died.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX 1 Samuel 25:37
Septuagint
36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and look, and he had a banquet of a king. And Nabal’s heart was pleased with himself, and he was drunk to a point of excess, and she did not tell him a word, small or great, until the light of morning. 37 And it happened in the morning as Nabal became sober from the wine, his wife told him these words, and his heart died inside him, and he became like stone. 38 And it happened about ten days later the Lord struck down Nabal, and he died.
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
1 Samuel 28:16
Hebrew Bible
15 Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Saul replied, “I am terribly troubled! The Philistines are fighting against me and God has turned away from me. He does not answer me anymore—not by the prophets nor by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what I should do.” 16 Samuel said, “Why are you asking me, now that the Lord has turned away from you and has become your enemy? 17 The Lord has done exactly as I prophesied! The Lord has torn the kingdom from your hand and has given it to your neighbor David!
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX 1 Samuel 28:16
Septuagint
15 And Samuel said, “Why have you disturbed me by raising me?” And Saul said, “I am very distressed, and the foreigners are fighting against me, and God has gone from me and has stopped listening to me both by hand of the prophets and in dreams. So now I have called you to reveal to me what I should do.” 16 And Samuel said, “Why do you inquire of me? The Lord has gone from you and is with your neighbor. 17 And the Lord has done to you just as the Lord had said by my hand. And the Lord will tear your kingdom from your hand and will give it to your neighbor, David.
6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition)
2 Kings 18:29
Hebrew Bible
28 The chief adviser then stood there and called out loudly in the Judahite dialect, “Listen to the message of the great king, the king of Assyria. 29 This is what the king says: ‘Don’t let Hezekiah mislead you, for he is not able to rescue you from my hand! 30 Don’t let Hezekiah talk you into trusting in the Lord when he says, “The Lord will certainly rescue us; this city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.”
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX 2 Kings 18:29
Septuagint
28 The Rabshakeh stood and shouted aloud in Hebrew and spoke and said, “Hear the words of the great king of Assyria. 29 This is what the king says: ‘Do not let Hezekiah arouse you with words because he is not able to deliver you from his hand. 30 Do not let Hezekiah give hope to you before the Lord, saying, “In delivering, the Lord will deliver us; this city shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.”
7th-5th Centuries B.C.E.
Isaiah 4:2
Hebrew Bible
1 Seven women will grab hold of one man at that time. They will say, “We will provide our own food, we will provide our own clothes; but let us belong to you—take away our shame!” 2 At that time the crops given by the Lord will bring admiration and honor; the produce of the land will be a source of pride and delight to those who remain in Israel. 3 Those remaining in Zion, those left in Jerusalem, will be called “holy,” all in Jerusalem who are destined to live.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Isaiah 4:2
Septuagint
1 Seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes; just let your name be called upon us; take away our reproach.” 2 But on that day God will gloriously shine on the earth with counsel, to uplift and glorify what remains of Israel. 3 And what is left behind in Sion and remains in Ierousalem will be called holy, all who have been recorded for life in Ierousalem,
7th-5th Centuries B.C.E.
Isaiah 8:14
Hebrew Bible
13 You must recognize the authority of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. He is the one you must respect; he is the one you must fear. 14 He will become a sanctuary, but a stone that makes a person trip and a rock that makes one stumble—to the two houses of Israel. He will become a trap and a snare to the residents of Jerusalem. 15 Many will stumble over the stone and the rock, and will fall and be seriously injured, and will be ensnared and captured.”
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Isaiah 8:14
Septuagint
13 Sanctify the Lord himself, and he himself will be your fear. 14 And if you trust in him, he will become your holy precinct, and you will not encounter him as a stumbling caused by a stone nor as a fall caused by a rock, but the house of Iakob is in a trap, and those who sit in Ierousalem are in a pit. 15 Therefore, many among them shall become powerless, and they shall fall and be crushed, and people who are in safety shall draw near and be taken.
7th-5th Centuries B.C.E.
Isaiah 9:6
Hebrew Bible
4 For their oppressive yoke and the club that strikes their shoulders, the cudgel the oppressor uses on them, you have shattered, as in the day of Midian’s defeat. 5 Indeed every boot that marches and shakes the earth and every garment dragged through blood is used as fuel for the fire. 6 For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called Wonderful Adviser, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 His dominion will be vast, and he will bring immeasurable prosperity. He will rule on David’s throne and over David’s kingdom, establishing it and strengthening it by promoting justice and fairness, from this time forward and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will accomplish this. 8 The Lord decreed judgment on Jacob, and it fell on Israel.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Isaiah 9:6
Septuagint
4 because the yoke placed on them will be taken away, and the rod that is on their neck; for the Lord has scattered the rod of the exactors as on the day that was upon Madiam, 5 because with reconciliation they shall repay every garment and cloak acquired by deceit, and they will be willing to do so even if they have been burned by fire, 6 because a child was born for us, a son also given to us, whose sovereignty was upon his shoulder, and he is named Messenger of Great Counsel, for I will bring peace upon the rulers, peace and health to him. 7 His sovereignty is great, and his peace has no boundary upon the throne of Dauid and his kingdom, to make it prosper and to uphold it with righteousness and with judgment from this time onward and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord Sabaoth will do these things. 8 The Lord sent death against Iakob, and it came on Israel,
7th-5th Centuries B.C.E.
Isaiah 19:25
Hebrew Bible
23 At that time there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will visit Egypt, and the Egyptians will visit Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together. 24 At that time Israel will be the third member of the group, along with Egypt and Assyria, and will be a recipient of blessing in the earth. 25 The Lord of Heaven’s Armies will pronounce a blessing over the earth, saying, “Blessed be my people, Egypt, and the work of my hands, Assyria, and my special possession, Israel!”
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Isaiah 19:25
Septuagint
23 On that day there will be a way from Egypt to the Assyrians, and the Assyrians will enter Egypt, and the Egyptians will go to the Assyrians, and the Egyptians will be subject to the Assyrians. 24 On that day Israel will be third among the Assyrians and among the Egyptians, blessed in the land 25 that the Lord Sabaoth has blessed, saying, “Blessed be my people that are in Egypt and among the Assyrians, even Israel my heritage.”
7th-5th Centuries B.C.E.
Isaiah 24:10
Hebrew Bible
8 The happy sound of the tambourines stops, the revelry of those who celebrate comes to a halt, the happy sound of the harp ceases. 9 They no longer sing and drink wine; the beer tastes bitter to those who drink it. 10 The city of chaos is shattered; all the houses are shut up tight. 11 They howl in the streets because of what happened to the wine; all joy turns to sorrow; celebrations disappear from the earth. 12 The city is left in ruins; the gate is reduced to rubble.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Isaiah 24:10
Septuagint
8 The joy of the drums has ceased; the stubbornness and wealth of the impious have ceased; the sound of the lyre has ceased. 9 They felt shame, did not drink wine; the sikeraa became bitter to those who drank it. 10 Every city was made desolate; he will shut up the house so that no one can enter. 11 Wail everywhere for the wine; all the joy of the earth has ceased. 12 And cities will be left desolate; abandoned houses will perish.
7th-5th Centuries B.C.E.
Isaiah 26:8
Hebrew Bible
7 The way of the righteous is level, the path of the righteous that you prepare is straight. 8 Yes, as your judgments unfold, O Lord, we wait for you. We desire your fame and reputation to grow. 9 I look for you during the night; my spirit within me seeks you at dawn; for when your judgments come upon the earth, those who live in the world learn about justice. 10 If the wicked are shown mercy, they do not learn about justice. Even in a land where right is rewarded, they act unjustly; they do not see the Lord’s majesty revealed.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Isaiah 26:8
Septuagint
7 The way of the godly has become straight; the way of the godly has also been prepared, 8 for the way of the Lord is judgment; we have hoped in your name and in the remembrance 9 that our soul desires. In the night my spirit arises early toward you, O God, because your ordinances are a light upon the earth. Learn righteousness, you who dwell on the earth; 10 for the impious one has come to an end; he will not learn righteousness on the earth; he will not perform truth. Let the ungodly one be taken away so that he may not see the glory of the Lord.
7th-5th Centuries B.C.E.
Isaiah 34:11
Hebrew Bible
10 Night and day it will burn; its smoke will ascend continually. Generation after generation it will be a wasteland, and no one will ever pass through it again. 11 Owls and wild animals will live there, all kinds of wild birds will settle in it. The Lord will stretch out over her the measuring line of ruin and the plumb line of destruction. 12 Her nobles will have nothing left to call a kingdom, and all her officials will disappear.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Isaiah 34:11
Septuagint
10 night and day, and it shall not be quenched forever, and its smoke shall go up above; for generations it shall be made desolate; indeed, for a long time it shall be made desolate. 11 But birds and hedgehogs and ibises and ravens shall live in it. A measuring line of desolation shall be cast over it, and donkey-centaurs shall dwell in it. 12 Her rulers shall not be, for her kings and her rulers and her nobles shall be destroyed.
7th-5th Centuries B.C.E.
Isaiah 45:20
Hebrew Bible
19 I have not spoken in secret, in some hidden place. I did not tell Jacob’s descendants, ‘Seek me in vain!’ I am the Lord, the one who speaks honestly, who makes reliable announcements. 20 Gather together and come! Approach together, you refugees from the nations. Those who carry wooden idols know nothing, those who pray to a god that cannot deliver. 21 Tell me! Present the evidence! Let them consult with one another. Who predicted this in the past? Who announced it beforehand? Was it not I, the Lord? I have no peer, there is no God but me,a God who vindicates and delivers; there is none but me.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Isaiah 45:20
Septuagint
19 I have not spoken in secret nor in a dark place of the earth; I did not say to the offspring of Iakob, “Seek a vain thing.” I am, I am the Lord, speaking righteousness and declaring truth. 20 Assemble yourselves, and come; take counsel together, you who are being saved from among the nations! They did not know— those who lift up the wood, their graven image, and pray as if to gods that do not save. 21 If they will declare it, let them draw near so that they may know together who made from the beginning these things that are to be heard. Then it was declared to you, I am God, and there is no other besides me; there is no righteous one or savior except me.
7th-5th Centuries B.C.E.
Isaiah 53:10
Hebrew Bible
9 They intended to bury him with criminals, but he ended up in a rich man’s tomb because he had committed no violent deeds, nor had he spoken deceitfully. 10 Though the Lord desired to crush him and make him ill, once restitution is made, he will see descendants and enjoy long life, and the Lord’s purpose will be accomplished through him. 11 Having suffered, he will reflect on his work, he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done. “My servant will acquit many, for he carried their sins.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Isaiah 53:10
Septuagint
9 And I will give the wicked for his burial and the rich for his death, because he committed no lawlessness, nor was deceit found in his mouth. 10 And the Lord desires to cleanse him from his blow. If you offer for sin, your soul shall see a long-lived offspring. And the Lord wishes to take away 11 from the pain of his soul, to show him light and fill him with understanding, to justify a righteous one who is well subject to many, and he himself shall bear their sins.
7th-5th Centuries B.C.E.
Isaiah 54:6
Hebrew Bible
5 For your husband is the one who made you—the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is his name. He is your Protector, the Holy One of Israel. He is called “God of the entire earth.” 6 “Indeed, the Lord will call you back like a wife who has been abandoned and suffers from depression, like a young wife when she has been rejected,” says your God. 7 “For a short time I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Isaiah 54:6
Septuagint
5 because the Lord is the one who makes you, the Lord Sabaoth is his name, and the one who delivered you is the very God of Israel; he shall be called thus in all the earth. 6 The Lord has not called you as a forsaken and faint-hearted woman, nor as a woman hated from youth, your God has said. 7 For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great mercy I will have mercy on you.
7th-5th Centuries B.C.E.
Isiaah 57:15
Hebrew Bible
14 He says, “Build it! Build it! Clear a way! Remove all the obstacles out of the way of my people!” 15 For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy: “I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged. 16 For I will not be hostile forever or perpetually angry, for then man’s spirit would grow faint before me, the life-giving breath I created.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Isaiah 57:15
Septuagint
14 And they shall say, “Cleanse the ways before him, and remove the obstructions from my people’s way.” 15 This is what the Lord says, the Most High, who dwells forever in lofty places— Holy among the holy ones is his name, the Lord Most High who rests among the holy ones and gives patience to the faint-hearted and gives life to those who are broken of heart: 16 I will not punish you forever, nor will I always be angry with you, for a spirit shall go forth from me, and I have made every breath.
7th-5th Centuries B.C.E.
Isaiah 59:13
Hebrew Bible
12 For you are aware of our many rebellious deeds, and our sins testify against us; indeed, we are aware of our rebellious deeds; we know our sins all too well. 13 We have rebelled and tried to deceive the Lord; we turned back from following our God. We stir up oppression and rebellion; we tell lies we concocted in our minds. 14 Justice is driven back; godliness stands far off. Indeed, honesty stumbles in the city square and morality is not even able to enter.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Isaiah 59:13
Septuagint
12 For our lawlessness was great before you and our sins have risen up against us; for our acts of lawlessness are in us, and we realized our wrongs; 13 we were impious and lied and turned away from behind our God; we spoke unrighteous things and disobeyed; we conceived and rehearsed unrighteous words from our heart. 14 And we put away our judgment behind us, and righteousness withdrew far away, because truth was consumed in their ways, and they could not travel through a straight path.
6th Century B.C.E.
Hosea 10:12
Hebrew Bible
10 When I please, I will discipline them; I will gather nations together to attack them, to bind them in chains for their two sins. 11 “Ephraim was a well-trained heifer who loved to thresh grain; I myself put a fine yoke on her neck. I will harness Ephraim. Let Judah plow! Let Jacob break up the unplowed ground for himself! 12 Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap unfailing love. Break up the unplowed ground for yourselves, for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers deliverance on you. 13 But you have plowed wickedness; you have reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of deception. Because you have depended on your chariots; you have relied on your many warriors.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Hosea 10:12
Septuagint
10 to chastise them? And peoples will gather against them, when they chastise them for their two offenses. 11 Ephraim is a heifer taught to love a quarrel. But I will come upon the best part of her neck. I will mount Ephraim; I will silently pass over Judah. Jacob will strengthen him. 12 Sow for yourselves for righteousness. Gather for the fruit of life. Light for yourselves the light of knowledge. Seek out the Lord until the produce of righteousness comes to us. 13 For what purpose do you omit to mention impiety, and gather in her injustices, and eat false fruit? Because you hoped in your offenses, in the number of your forces.
5th Century B.C.E.
Job 4:21
Hebrew Bible
19 how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth? 20 They are destroyed between morning and evening; they perish forever without anyone regarding it. 21 Is not their excess wealth taken away from them? They die, yet without attaining wisdom.’
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Job 4:21
Septuagint
19 But those who dwell in houses of clay, from which also they are made from the same clay, he swats them like a moth. 20 And from morning until evening they are no more; they perish from not being able to help themselves. 21 For he blows upon them, and they dry up. They perish from not having wisdom.
5th Century B.C.E.
Job 6:9
Hebrew Bible
8 “Oh that my request would be realized, and that God would grant me what I long for! 9 And that God would be willing to crush me, that he would let loose his hand and kill me. 10 Then I would yet have my comfort, then I would rejoice, in spite of pitiless pain, for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Job 6:9
Septuagint
8 For if only he should concede, and my request should come, and the Lord should grant my hope. 9 Having already started, may the Lord wound me but not finally destroy me. 10 But may my city upon whose walls I have leapt on it, be a grave. I will not refrain, for I have not denied the holy words of my God.
5th Century B.C.E.
Job 9:8
Hebrew Bible
5 He who removes mountains suddenly, who overturns them in his anger, 6 he who shakes the earth out of its place so that its pillars tremble, 7 he who commands the sun, and it does not shine and seals up the stars, 8 he alone spreads out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea. 9 He makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the constellations of the southern sky; 10 he does great and unsearchable things, and wonderful things without number.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Job 9:8
Septuagint
5 It is he who wears down mountains—they do not know it— who overturns them in anger, 6 who shakes the earth under heaven off its foundation, and its pillars quake, 7 who speaks to the sun and it does not rise— concerning the stars, he seals them up; concerning his messengers, he thought them a bit crooked— 8 who stretched out the heavens alone, and walks about upon the sea as upon the ground, 9 who made Pleiades and Hesperus and Bear and the chambers of the south winds, 10 who does great and inscrutable things, both glorious and extraordinary, which cannot be numbered.
5th Century B.C.E.
Job 10:2
Hebrew Bible
1 “I am weary of my life; I will complain freely without restraint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. 2 I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me; tell me why you are contending with me.’ 3 Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked? 4 “Do you have eyes of flesh, or do you see as a human being sees?
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Job 10:2
Septuagint
1 Being weary in my soul in lament I will send upon him my words. I will speak while being constrained by the bitterness of my soul. 2 And I will say to the Lord, ‘Do not teach me to commit sacrilege, and why do you judge me thus? 3 Or is it pleasing to you if I act unjustly, that I should reject the works of your hands? But you pay attention to the counsel of the ungodly. 4 Or like a mortal sees do you see, or as a person beholds do you behold?
5th Century B.C.E.
Job 14:10
Hebrew Bible
8 Although its roots may grow old in the ground and its stump begins to die in the soil, 9 at the scent of water it will flourish and put forth shoots like a new plant. 10 But man dies and is powerless; he expires—and where is he? 11 As water disappears from the sea, or a river drains away and dries up, 12 so man lies down and does not rise; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake nor arise from their sleep.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Job 14:10
Septuagint
8 For if its root should grow old in the earth, and its stump should die in rock, 9 from the smell of water it shall bloom and shall create a crop as though newly planted. 10 But a man dying is gone, and a mortal falling no longer exists. 11 For with time a sea becomes exhausted, and a river being made desolate dries up. 12 And a person falling asleep may not rise up until possibly the sky is dissolved, and they shall not be awakened out of their sleep.
5th Century B.C.E.
Job 14:15
Hebrew Bible
13 “O that you would hide me in Sheol, and conceal me till your anger has passed! O that you would set me a time and then remember me! 14 If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait until my release comes. 15 You will call and I—I will answer you; you will long for the creature you have made. 16 “Surely now you count my steps; then you would not mark my sin. 17 My offenses would be sealed up in a bag; you would cover over my sin.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Job 14:15
Septuagint
13 If only you had kept me in Hades and had hid me until possibly your anger was quelled, and you appointed to me a time in which you made remembrance of me. 14 For if a person should die, shall he live, having completed the days of his life? I shall endure until I shall exist again. 15 So then you shall call, and I shall listen to you, and the works of your hands you shall not reject. 16 And you numbered my practices, and not one of my sins shall pass by you. 17 And you sealed my transgressions in a purse and marked whether I deviated from anything involuntarily.
5th Century B.C.E.
Job 38:3
Hebrew Bible
1 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind: 2 “Who is this who darkens counsel with words without knowledge? 3 Get ready for a difficult task like a man; I will question you, and you will inform me. 4 “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Job 38:3
Septuagint
1 And after Elihu stopped speaking, the Lord spoke to Job through a whirlwind and clouds, 2 “Who is this who, hiding counsel from me and constraining words in his heart, thus thinks to conceal them from me? 3 Gird your loins like a man, for I shall ask, and you shall answer me. 4 Where were you when I established the earth? Just tell me, if you are capable of understanding.
5th Century B.C.E.
Job 40:7
Hebrew Bible
6 Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind: 7 “Get ready for a difficult task like a man. I will question you, and you will inform me. 8 Would you indeed annul my justice? Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right?
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Job 40:2
Septuagint
1 And still answering, the Lord said to Job from a cloud, 2 “But gird your loins like a man. And I shall question you, and you yourself shall answer me. 3 Will you reject my judgment, and will you imagine that I would deal otherwise with you, or so that you would appear righteous? 4 Or is there for you an arm like the Lord’s, or do you thunder with a voice like his?
2nd Century B.C.E.
Esther 8:6
Hebrew Bible
4 When the king extended to Esther the gold scepter, she arose and stood before the king. 5 She said, “If the king is so inclined, and if I have met with his approval, and if the matter is agreeable to the king, and if I am attractive to him, let an edict be written rescinding those recorded intentions of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, which he wrote in order to destroy the Jews who are throughout all the king’s provinces. 6 For how can I watch the calamity that will befall my people, and how can I watch the destruction of my relatives?” 7 King Ahasuerus replied to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Look, I have already given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he has been hanged on the gallows because he took hostile action against the Jews.
1st Century B.C.E.
LXX Esther 8:6
Septuagint
4 Then the king stretched out the golden scepter to Esther, and Esther raised up to stand near the king. 5 And Esther said, “If it seems good to you, and I have found favor, let letters be sent to return the letters which were sent by Haman, the letters that were to destroy the Judeans who are in your kingdom. 6 For how can I bear to see the oppression of my people? How can I dare to be saved amidst the destruction of my country?” 7 Then the king said to Esther, “If all the possessions of Haman I gave to you, and I showed kindness to you, and I hanged him upon a pole because he laid his hands upon the Judeans, what more do you seek?