LXX Gen 11:27–32: Terah, the land of the Chaldeans and Haran

Says 11:27 opens Αὗται δὲ αἱ γενέσεις Θάρα for וְאֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת תֶּרַח; Abbott-Smith glosses Θαρά “Terah”. The Bodleian Genesis lacks the words from the heading to the first καὶ τὸν Ἁρράν.

Says At 11:28 ἐνώπιον Θάρα (Abbott-Smith s.v. ἐνώπιος: “before, in the presence of”) renders עַל־פְּנֵי תֶּרַח. Swete has ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ τῶν Χαλδαίων (χώρα, “a land, country, region”) for בְּאוּר כַּשְׂדִּים and ἐκ τῆς χώρας τῶν Χαλδαίων at 11:31 for מֵאוּר כַּשְׂדִּים: no “Ur” in either.

Uncertain No lean is taken on why the Greek has no “Ur” or on where Ur was.

Says Swete keeps the man Ἁρράν (הָרָן) apart from the town Χαρράν (חָרָן; Abbott-Smith: “Haran, a town in N.W. Mesopotamia”). At 11:29–30 Σάρα stands for שָׂרַי, and στεῖρα καὶ οὐκ ἐτεκνοποίει (στεῖρος, “barren”) for עֲקָרָה אֵין לָהּ וָלָד.

Says At 11:31 καὶ ἐξήγαγεν αὐτοὺς (ἐξάγω, “to lead out”), singular, renders וַיֵּצְאוּ אִתָּם, and ἦλθεν and κατῴκησεν are singular too. τὴν νύμφην αὐτοῦ (νύμφη, “a daughter-in-law”) is followed by γυναῖκα τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ without Abram’s name. The Cotton Genesis adds “and Nahor” after Abram.

Says 11:32 gives διακόσια πέντε ἔτη, as the MT, with ἐν Χαρρὰν in both clauses.

Uncertain No lean is taken on who went out with whom at 11:31.