The Masorah of the Former Prophets in the Leningrad Codex: Vol. 3: 1 Samuel (Texts and Studies) [Annotated] 9781463205973, 146320597X

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The Masorah of the Former Prophets in the Leningrad Codex

Texts and Studies

14 Series Editor H. A. G. Houghton

Editorial Board Jeff W. Childers Viktor Golinets Christina M. Kreinecker Alison G. Salvesen Peter J. Williams

Texts and Studies is a series of monographs devoted to the study of Biblical and Patristic texts. Maintaining the highest scholarly standards, the series includes critical editions, studies of primary sources, and analyses of textual traditions.

The Masorah of the Former Prophets in the Leningrad Codex

VolXPH 3 1 Samuel 3 of 6 David Marcus

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2018

ISBN 978-1-4632-0597-3

ISSN 1935-6927

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A Cataloging-in-Publication Record is available from the Library of Congress. Printed in the United States of America

PREFACE This volume on 1 Samuel is the third of a projected six-volume set on the Masorah of the Former Prophets in the Leningrad Codex. An explanation of how the entries are arranged, works cited and abbreviations may be found in the Introduction to the volume on Joshua (Gorgias Press, 2017).

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THE MASORAH OF THE FORMER PROPHETS IN ML

1 SAMUEL 1:1 ¡0K% ˜ k œ † ¡0CK ˜ !' } +– ¡0 “ C˜ -%œˆ š : ’'¡0C! ˜ š19š +’ L ˜ ‚ /ƒ fK’ –':r š 6’ : ˜ !„ ™ /-' — 6L8 x – - –'=} ™ /š :š !¡0 š / – %~š f' ˜  ‰– Š'!– ’' ™# ª'=  – :š 6’ 5K ˜ 8 x 1:1

%š ˜ f'' – !– ’' ™#

Twice

Mp

¯

Com.: See Judg 13:2. – !– ’' ™#, but that phrase occurs eight In ML only one circellus has been placed over f'' times so it is most likely that, with MC and MA, the note belongs to the three-word phrase %š f' ˜ ' – !– ’' ™#, that only occurs twice. 1:1

-'6L8 –

Three times

¯

Mp

Num 23:14 (-'6œ– 8); 1 Sam 1:1; Jer 6:17 (-'6œ– 8) —————————— -'6L8 – three times, plene (and) twice defective Num 23:14 Jer 6:17 1 Sam 1:1

¯2% ¯ +/ ¯ Î%>-'6#8 ¯

Mm

-'68!

ί+>

Mp

This lemma has a circellus but instead of the expected note of unique, as MC reads, the note belonging to -'!Y – “ ! š ™Q/– has been written; see the comment on ML directly above. MA has no note here.

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THE MASORAH OF THE FORMER PROPHETS IN ML

1 SAMUEL 4:9 -'fx – š1” +™ =' † ˜ –'!’ –#-r)˜ +K š x ’ 4: š f† ˜ ” V-' ™ :v – ’ 4– +K š „ ’ 4™ k0 ™ a-' | ˜ k–v f’ +– a ’ -{ 'f– š1” +K   ™ …'!’ #K   – 9€ ’O%™ =’ !  – ª-k  ˜ /’ %™ +’ –1 ’# 4:9

K'!’ –#

Seven times 1–5 6–7

¯$

Mp

1 Sam 4:9; 2 Sam 2:7; 13:28; 2 Kgs 11:8; Jer 48:28 Jer 50:8; 2 Chr 23:7

Com.: The Masorah notes the seven occurrences of this lemma, to distinguish them from its more numerous occurrences (100+) pointed differently as K'!š ’#; see Ginsburg, 4, !, §158. 4:9

-'f– š1” +™ 1

Eight times 1–5 6–8

¯%

Mp

1 Sam 4:9a; 4:9b; 25:11; 2 Sam 3:20 (-'f– š1” +™ ’#); 2 Kgs 4:40 Jer 29:6; Ezek 23:40; Ruth 1:11

—————————— -'f– š1” +™ eight times 1–5

6–8

¯%-'!19+ +#/ Jer 33:8 Ezek 45:5 Ps 17:14 Job 42:16

0'+/0'9#26 ¯$ Job 3:19 2 Sam 5:10 And its companion (1 Chr 11:9) Esth 9:4 And its companion (Esth 10:3)

:)< #3=#+! +##0&9 #(+'# #:'%# '):/ #:'%#

Com.: The Masorah notes the eight occurrences of this lemma with a # cj., to distinguish them from its more numerous occurrences (100+) without a cj. 25:36

:9œ˜ C!:L ™

Six times

Mp

¯#

Com.: See Judg 16:2.

1 SAMUEL 25:37 !†'š !K š !x ’#LCv :’ 9– C’ LC { += – /…š Qš ™#!X˜ r — !-' š :x – š G’ !¡= ™ L ˜ kv f’ L – „+¡ ˜Ek™ ™#+vš š^/ – 0{ –'Q™‰ !=… ™ 8— C: ’ 9˜ œCy ' ™ !„ – ’' ™# ª0˜   š + ’ 25:37

0˜ š +’

Twice

¯

Mp

Gen 11:3; 1 Sam 25:37 —————————— 0˜ š +’ twice Gen 11:3 1 Sam 25:37

¯0+

Mm

0+!1+!-!+'!=# 0+!'!#!#

Com.: The Masorah notes the two occurrences of this lemma with a qameʜ under the , to distinguish them from its sole occurrence with a sʠʬôl (0˜ ˜ +) ’ at Hab 2:19. The Mp heading at Gen 11:3 adds the catchwords 0+!'!#! (0˜ š +! ’ š'!K! š ’#) to refer the reader to this verse.

1 SAMUEL

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1 SAMUEL 25:38 ª=/ œ   šQ ™#+x š š1¡=!} ˜ #! š ’'5Eˆœ –Q ™#-'/šQ r – !™ =:˜ g „ ˜ 4” V' ™ !x – ’' ™# 25:38

-'/– šQ!= ™ :˜ g˜ 4” V™

Unique

Mp

¯+

1 SAMUEL 25:39 Tg„ ™ % š LG{ ’ ™4¡=˜ ’#+yš š1„Q™ /' – =–~ aš :’ %' ˜ :¡= ‰ –  ˜ Š:: š f „ ˜ ! ” #! ƒš ’'TK:„ C: š / ˜ œ Qƒ ™#t +š š1=/' „ — V „ –  –#G3 š /„ ™ f’ –Q ™# ª!i  š – ’+L x+Ik† š %’ 9™ ++ ’ –''™ v – ” C:„ ™ C— ™ ’' ™#{ –#G%… š +™ f’ –Q ™#Lf r œ :C!x ’ #! š ’''f† – !+ — vš š1=„4™ :š ={ — ’#!4š v :š  /—  25:39

:š

Thirty-three times

¯+¯

Mp

Com.: See Josh 17:14. 25:39

Tg™ %š

Seven times 1–5 6–7

¯$

Mp

Gen 39:9; 1 Sam 25:39; 2 Sam 18:16; 2 Kgs 5:20; Isa 14:6 (Tgš %) š Ezek 30:18; Ps 78:50

—————————— Tg™ %š seven times, and their references 1–5

6–7

Gen 39:9 1 Sam 25:39 2 Sam 18:16 2 Kgs 5:20 Ezek 30:18 Ps 78:50 Isa 14:6

+##11' !3:/((+# +: