LXX Gen 9:1–17: blessing, blood, and the covenant

Says Swete’s Genesis 9 numbering matches the English and the MT. 9:1 adds καὶ κατακυριεύσατε αὐτῆς, and 9:3 has ὑμῖν ἔσται εἰς βρῶσιν, both in the wording of Swete 1:28–29. At 9:7 πληρώσατε τὴν γῆν, “fill the earth”, stands where the MT has שִׁרְצוּ בָאָרֶץ (shirtsu va'arets, “swarm in the earth”).

Says 9:2 has ὁ τρόμος ὑμῶν καὶ ὁ φόβος for וּמוֹרַאֲכֶם וְחִתְּכֶם, a pairing Abbott-Smith notes at Gen 9:2, and the first person ὑπὸ χεῖρας ὑμῖν δέδωκα for בְּיֶדְכֶם נִתָּנוּ (beyedkhem nittanu, “into your hand they are given”). 9:4 has κρέας ἐν αἵματι ψυχῆς for בָּשָׂר בְּנַפְשׁוֹ דָמוֹ.

Says At 9:5 ἐκζητήσω (Abbott-Smith: “to demand, require”) stands three times, and one phrase, ἐκ χειρὸς ἀνθρώπου ἀδελφοῦ, answers to וּמִיַּד הָאָדָם מִיַּד אִישׁ אָחִיו. In Alexandrinus a corrector supplies ψυχῶν ὑμῶν in the margin. At 9:6 Swete has ἀντὶ τοῦ αἵματος αὐτοῦ, “in return for his blood”, with no Greek for בָּאָדָם, and ἐποίησα, “I made”, for עָשָׂה; its apparatus has no entry at 9:6.

Uncertain No lean is taken on the original wording of 9:5–6 or on how the Greek bears on בָּאָדָם.

Says Swete has ἀνίστημι (9:9), στήσω (9:11) and διεθέμην (9:17) for מֵקִים, וַהֲקִמֹתִי and הֲקִמֹתִי, with διαθήκη for בְּרִית. 9:10 has no Greek for the closing לְכֹל חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ. 9:12 has Κύριος ὁ θεός for אֱלֹהִים (the Cotton Genesis omits Κύριος), and 9:16 ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ for בֵּין אֱלֹהִים. The bow is τὸ τόξον μου (Abbott-Smith: τόξον, “a bow”), with present τίθημι for נָתַתִּי.