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In the Hebrew version of Job 9, Job says God made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades. The Greek Septuagint translation lists Pleias, Hesperus, and Arcturus instead, one of several places where ancient translations give these stars different names.
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Job 9:9
Hebrew Bible
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.
LXX Job 9:9
Septuagint
8 Who alone has stretched out the heavens, and walks on the sea as on firm ground. 9 Who makes Pleias, and Hesperus, and Arcturus, and the chambers of the south. 10 Who does great and unsearchable things; glorious also and excellent things, innumerable.
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“... The ancient versions are not consistent in their translations of kěsîl. In Amos 5:8 the LXX does not recognize the names of astronomical bodies; Symmachus translates astra, 'stars'; Theodotion renders 'Hesperus' (the evening star); and Aquila and the Vg translate 'Orion'. In Job 9:9 the LXX translates 'Hesperus', while the Vg translates 'Orion'; in Job 38:31, on the other hand, the LXX translates 'Orion', but the Vg translates 'Arcturus'. [...] The ancient versions show no consistency in their translations of kîmâ. In Amos 5:8 the LXX does not recognize the names of astronomical bodies; Symmachus and Theodotion translate 'Pleiades' and 'Pleiad' (the singular form), respectively; and Aquila and the Vg give 'Arcturus'. In Job 9:9 the LXX translates 'Arcturus' (or, though this requires reordering the text, 'Pleiad') and the Vg 'Hyades'. ...”
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