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Judges 4:11 locates Heber near a tree in Zaanannim. The Greek Septuagint translates this as the “Oak of the Arrogant,” possibly confusing the proper name of the location as a description of it.
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Judges 4:11
Hebrew Bible
10 Barak summoned men from Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh, and 10,000 men followed him; Deborah went up with him as well. 11 Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab, Moses’ father-in-law. He lived near the great tree in Zaanannim near Kedesh. 12 When Sisera heard that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor,
Date: 6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition) (based on scholarly estimates)
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LXX Judges 4:11
Septuagint
10 And Barak cried out to Zebulun and Naphtali from Kedesh and ten thousand men went up at the feet of him; Deborah went up with him also. 11 Now Heber the Kenite had separated from the Kenites, from the sons of Hobab, father-inlaw of Moses, and he erected his tent as far away as the Oak of the Arrogant, which is near Kedesh. 12 And it was reported to Sisera that Barak son of Abinoam went up to Mount Tabor.
Date: 2nd Century B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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Notes and References
"... In verse 11, the Hebrew story introduces us to Heber and explains why he is living near the scene of the battle. Both the Judges A and B text also have this verse. The Judges B text preserves its antecedent role in characterizing Jael by transliterating the name consistently here and in verse 17 ... The Judges A text transliterates in verse 17 but in verse 11 translates with οι πλησιον. Thus, the intrusion of the verse in Judges A makes considerably less sense to the reader even in retrospect and makes the verse's connection to Jael more difficult ..."
Beck, John A.
Translators as Storytellers: A Study in Septuagint Translation Technique
(p. 85) Peter Lang Publishing, 2000
* The use of references are not endorsements of their contents. Please read the entirety of the provided reference(s) to understand the author's full intentions regarding the use of these texts.
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