Judges 4:8
Hebrew Bible
7 I will bring Sisera, the general of Jabin’s army, to you at the Kishon River, along with his chariots and huge army. I will hand him over to you.” 8 Barak said to her, “If you go with me, I will go. But if you do not go with me, I will not go.” 9 She said, “I will indeed go with you. But you will not gain fame on the expedition you are undertaking, for the Lord will turn Sisera over to a woman.” Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.
Date: 6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition) (based on scholarly estimates)
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LXX Judges 4:8
Septuagint
7 And I will bring to you at the wadi of Kishon, Sisera, ruler of the forces of Jabin, even his chariots and his throng. Then I will deliver him into your hand.” 8 Barak said to her, “If you would go with me, I will proceed. But if you do not go, I will not proceed; for I do not know the day in which the Lord prospers the messenger with me.” 9 And she said, “Going, I will go with you; only know that the victory shall not be yours on the way in which you go, because into the hand of a woman the Lord will deliver Sisera.” And Deborah arose and went with Barak from Kadesh.
Date: 2nd Century B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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"... At points within LXX Judges there may be a theological issue underlying the translation. The addition at the end of Judges 4:8 is an example: LXX speaks of God intervening through a mediating figure rather than directly accompanying Barak, a type of interpretation that is more common in the Targum of Judges. Something similar may apply to the narrative of Gideon and the angel of the Lord in Judges 6:11-24 ..."
Pietersma, Albert, and Benjamin G. Wright
A New English Translation of the Septuagint
(p. 199) Oxford University Press, 2007
* 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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