Anashim rekim is the term used for some of Davids followers.
On Tuesday, August 28, 2012, Yigal Levin wrote: > Hello all, > > > > According to Abijah's speech in 2 Chr. 13:7, Jeroboam was joined by אנשים > רקים בני בליעל, which I would translate literally as "empty men, sons of no > worth". The KJV, following the Vulgate, translates "vain men, the children > of Belial". More modern translations have "worthless scoundrels" (NRSV), > "riffraff and scoundrels" (NJPS) and the like. > > However the LXX has, <http://lexicon.katabiblon.com/?search=??????> > ἄνδρες <http://lexicon.katabiblon.com/?search=??????> λοιμοὶ < > http://lexicon.katabiblon.com/?search=????> υἱοὶ < > http://lexicon.katabiblon.com/?search=?????????> παράνομοι. "Paranomoi", > "lawless", or "outlaw" for "beli-ya'al" I get. But where does "lomoi", > "pestilent", come from? How does that translate "reqim"? > > > > Thank you and excuse the cross-posting. > > > > Yigal Levin > > The Israel and Golda Koschitzky > > Department of Jewish History > > Bar-Ilan University > > Ramat Gan. 52900 > > ISRAEL > > [email protected] <javascript:;> > > > > _______________________________________________ > b-hebrew mailing list > [email protected] <javascript:;> > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew > _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
