Genesis 2: Greek and Samaritan differences

Editorial decision: print the MT at each place below; no Hebrew original is reconstructed. Greek from Swete, vol. 1, pp. 3–4 (apparatus unaccented, as printed); Samaritan from von Gall.

Says Separate records: 2:2 (var.Gen.2.2.seventh-sixth), 2:18 (var.Gen.2.18.i-will-make), 2:24 (var.Gen.2.24.the-two).

Says For יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים the Greek has ὁ θεὸς alone at 2:5, 7, 9, 19 and 21, and Κύριος ὁ θεὸς elsewhere; it adds ἔτι at 2:9 and 2:19. At 2:3 it has ὧν ἤρξατο ὁ θεὸς ποιῆσαι for אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים לַעֲשׂוֹת. At 2:15 it adds ὃν ἔπλασεν and has ἐν τῷ παραδείσῳ with no word for עֵדֶן. At 2:17 it has plural οὐ φάγεσθε for the MT singular. At 2:23 ἐκ τοῦ ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς renders מֵאִישׁ, losing the sound-play.

Says The Samaritan agrees with the MT at the divine name, 2:3, 2:15 and 2:17, but with the Greek at 2:19 (adding "yet") and 2:23 ("from her man").

Uncertain Whether the other Greek differences reflect other Hebrew or the translator's leveling; at 2:19 and 2:23 the Samaritan shows Hebrew with the Greek sense.

Box: 2:1 A, seven letters erased after συνετελ.; 2:5 E παν, omits the second αγρου, and has επι της γης ο θ̅ς̅; 2:11 E Φισων, εκει ουν; 2:14 E prefixes ο ποταμος; 2:17 E φαγη; 2:19 E omits εαν; 2:20 E omits the first Αδαμ, has ονομα and τω δε Αδ.; 2:23 A* omits οστουν, E omits the second αυτη; 2:24 D and E have προς την γυναικα for τη γυναικι.