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LXX Gen 3:14–24: αὐτός, ἀποστροφή, and the garden of luxuriousness

Says At 3:14 Swete has ἐπὶ τῷ στήθει σου καὶ τῇ κοιλίᾳ πορεύσῃ; “on your breast and” has no counterpart in עַל־גְּחֹנְךָ ('al-gehonekha). ἐπικατάρατος (epikataratos, “accursed”) renders אָרוּר (arur).

Says 3:15 reads τοῦ σπέρματος αὐτῆς· αὐτός σου τηρήσει κεφαλήν, καὶ σὺ τηρήσεις αὐτοῦ πτέρναν. αὐτός (autos, “he”) is masculine, though σπέρμα (sperma, “seed, offspring”) is neuter; the MT’s הוּא (hu) agrees with masculine זֶרַע (zera'). τηρέω (tēreō, “watch over, guard”) renders שׁוּף (shuf) both times.

Says 3:16 has πρὸς τὸν ἄνδρα σου ἡ ἀποστροφή σου, καὶ αὐτός σου κυριεύσει. ἀποστροφή (apostrophē, “turning”) is from ἀποστρέφω (“turn away, turn back”), in the LXX chiefly for שׁוּב; it stands for תְּשׁוּקָתֵךְ (teshuqatekh). κυριεύσει (kyrieusei, “will rule”) renders יִמְשָׁל (yimshal). στεναγμόν (stenagmon, “groaning”) stands for הֵרֹנֵךְ (heronekh).

Says At 3:17 the ground is cursed ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις σου for בַּעֲבוּרֶךָ (ba'avurekha). 3:18 has τοῦ ἀγροῦ (agrou, “field”); 3:19 has γῆ for עָפָר ('afar). The name at 3:20 is Ζωή (Zōē, “life”) for חַוָּה (hawwah). 3:23–24 have τῆς τρυφῆς (tryphēs, “luxuriousness”) for Eden. At 3:24 the object of κατῴκισεν is αὐτόν, the man; the cherubim are the object of ἔταξεν.

Implies As the Romans notes say, the death threatened in 2:17 is carried out in 3:19, and God is the one who subjected the creation (Rom 8:20).

Uncertain No lean is taken among the readings of 3:15, on the desire or the rule at 3:16, or on Eve, the garments, or the cherubim as types. See the textual notes on 3:16, 3:17, and 3:24.

Claims

  • SaysAt 3:14 Swete has ἐπὶ τῷ στήθει σου καὶ τῇ κοιλίᾳ πορεύσῃ, with “on your breast and” having no counterpart in עַל־גְּחֹנְךָ; ἐπικατάρατος renders אָרוּר.
  • Says3:15 has the masculine αὐτός though σπέρμα is neuter, and the MT has הוּא agreeing with זֶרַע; τηρέω renders שׁוּף both times.
  • Says3:16 has ἡ ἀποστροφή σου for תְּשׁוּקָתֵךְ and κυριεύσει for יִמְשָׁל; στεναγμόν stands for הֵרֹנֵךְ.
  • Says3:17 has ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις σου for בַּעֲבוּרֶךָ; 3:18 τοῦ ἀγροῦ; 3:19 γῆ for עָפָר; 3:20 Ζωή for חַוָּה; 3:23–24 τῆς τρυφῆς for Eden; at 3:24 κατῴκισεν takes αὐτόν, the man, and ἔταξεν takes the cherubim.
  • ImpliesAs the Romans notes say, the death threatened in 2:17 is carried out in 3:19, and God is the one who subjected the creation (Rom 8:20).
  • UncertainNo lean is taken among the readings of 3:15, on the desire or the rule at 3:16, or on Eve, the garments, or the cherubim as types.

Citations

  • LXX (Swete) CC BY-SA 4.0 Gen 3:14–24, vol. 1, p. 5 (oldtestamentingr01swetuoft, viewer leaf n36) and p. 6 (viewer leaf n37), text and apparatus; read on the page images
  • OSHB CC BY 4.0 Gen 3:14–24 (WLC/OSHB)
  • Abbott-Smith public domain s.vv. ἐπικατάρατος (accursed; LXX for אָרוּר), αὐτός (emphatic, he, she, it), σπέρμα (seed, offspring; LXX chiefly for זֶרַע), τηρέω (to watch over, guard, keep), ἀποστρέφω (to turn away; to turn back, return; LXX chiefly for שׁוּב), κυριεύω (to be lord of, to rule), στεναγμός (a groaning), ἀγρός (a field), ζωή (life), τρυφή (softness, luxuriousness; LXX chiefly for עָדַן); paraphrased
Sources LXX (Swete) CC BY-SA 4.0 OSHB CC BY 4.0 Abbott-Smith public domain Bible Scholarship & Tool CC BY 4.0

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2026-11-10

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