LXX Gen 12:10–20: Egypt, Sarai and Pharaoh

Says At 12:10 παροικῆσαι (παροικέω, “to dwell in a place as a πάροικος (q.v.) or stranger”) renders לָגוּר, and ἐνίσχυσεν ὁ λιμὸς (ἐνισχύω, “became strong”) renders כָבֵד הָרָעָב. At 12:11 Γινώσκω ἐγὼ has nothing for הִנֵּה־נָא.

Says At 12:12 σὲ δὲ περιποιήσονται (περιποιέω, middle, “to keep or save for oneself”) renders וְאֹתָךְ יְחַיּוּ. At 12:13 εἰπὸν οὖν ὅτι Ἀδελφὴ αὐτοῦ εἰμί (ἀδελφή, “a sister”), “I am his sister,” puts אִמְרִי־נָא אֲחֹתִי אָתְּ as Sarai’s own words.

Uncertain No lean is taken on whether the request was a lie or a half-truth (compare 20:12).

Says 12:14 has τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, “his wife,” for אֶת־הָאִשָּׁה, “the woman.” At 12:15 ἐπῄνεσαν (ἐπαινέω, “to praise”) renders וַיְהַלְלוּ, and εἰσήγαγον αὐτὴν πρὸς Φαραώ (εἰσάγω, “to bring in”) stands for וַתֻּקַּח הָאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֹה, with no “house”; the Bodleian Genesis lacks this clause.

Says At 12:16 εὖ ἐχρήσαντο (χράομαι, “to treat, deal with”) is plural for הֵיטִיב, and ἡμίονοι stands where the MT has וַאֲתֹנֹת.

Says At 12:17 ἤτασεν ὁ θεὸς has “God” for יְהוָה (the Bodleian Genesis has “Lord”), and ἐτασμοῖς μεγάλοις καὶ πονηροῖς (πονηρός, “toilsome, painful”) adds a second adjective to נְגָעִים גְּדֹלִים.

Says 12:18 has ὅτι οὐκ ἀπήγγειλάς μοι (ἀπαγγέλλω, “to report, announce, declare”) for לָמָּה לֹא־הִגַּדְתָּ לִּי, and 12:19 adds ἐναντίον σου (Abbott-Smith s.v. ἐναντίος: “before, in the presence of”). At 12:20 συνπροπέμψαι αὐτὸν (compare προπέμπω, “to set forward on a journey, escort”) stands for וַיְשַׁלְּחוּ אֹתוֹ, and Swete ends καὶ Λὼτ μετ’ αὐτοῦ, which the MT has at 13:1.