"... The only two occurrences of דקר in Zechariah appear in 12:10 and 13:3. Interestingly, assuming the Masoretic Text as Vorlage, neither occurrence is translated literally in the Septuagint, and further, each translation is distinct. In 12:10, it is translated by κατορχέομαι, “dance in triumph over, treat spitefully, to mock at.” In 13:3 it is translated by συμποδίζω, “bind the feet together,” or “bind hand and foot.” In neither verse is there any indication of a variant reading in the Masoretic Text for that verb. Unless the translator had before him a variant Vorlage, his radical departure from the meaning of the Hebrew verb in these two cases may signal some antipathy toward the Hebrew verb דקר. A literal translation of the verb for “pierced” at the time of translation or editing may have carried some undesirable connotations for the translator and/or the reading audience that have since been lost ..."