05-17-2020, 11:19 PM
How would you render Lk 3:5?
Does "crooked" and "straightened" belong in it?
Diatessaron 3:44
All the valleys shall become filled,
And all the mountains and hills shall become low;
And the rough shall become plain,
And the difficult place, easy;
Luke 3:5
All valleys will be filled
and all mountains and hills will be leveled,
rugged places will be smoothed (ironed)
and difficult terrain (will turn into) a plain.
explanation - the text follows the Aramean Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads:
"Every valley will be filled
and every mountain and hill will be made flat,
and what is crooked will be straightened
and what is uneven will be made flat."
Does "crooked" and "straightened" belong in it?
Diatessaron 3:44
All the valleys shall become filled,
And all the mountains and hills shall become low;
And the rough shall become plain,
And the difficult place, easy;
Luke 3:5
All valleys will be filled
and all mountains and hills will be leveled,
rugged places will be smoothed (ironed)
and difficult terrain (will turn into) a plain.
explanation - the text follows the Aramean Peshitta. The reading of the Greek NA28, MHT and TR reads:
"Every valley will be filled
and every mountain and hill will be made flat,
and what is crooked will be straightened
and what is uneven will be made flat."