Genesis 3: Greek and Samaritan differences

Editorial decision: print the MT below; no Hebrew original is reconstructed. Greek from Swete, vol. 1, pp. 4–6 (Swete numbers ENG 2:25 as 3:1a and ENG 3:1 as 3:1b; apparatus unaccented, as printed); Samaritan from von Gall.

Says See also 3:16 (var.Gen.3.16.desire-turning), 3:17 (var.Gen.3.17.because-of-you), 3:24 (var.Gen.3.24.settled-him).

Says At 3:1 (Swete 3:1b) the Greek has τῶν θηρίων τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς (3:14 τῶν θηρίων τῆς γῆς) for הַשָּׂדֶה. At 3:2 it has Ἀπὸ παντὸς ξύλου for מִפְּרִי עֵץ. At 3:6 it has plural καὶ ἔφαγον for וַיֹּאכַל. It adds Ἀδάμ at 3:9, περιπατοῦντος at 3:10, and τούτου μόνου at 3:11 and 3:17. At 3:14 it adds ἐπὶ τῷ στήθει σου καὶ. At 3:19 it has γῆ for עָפָר. At 3:23 it has τῆς τρυφῆς for עֵדֶן.

Says The Samaritan adds "this" at 3:3 ("of this tree"), alone; reads "and they ate" at 3:6, plural with the Greek; at 3:16 spells "your conception" more fully and has the noun of 3:17 for בְּעֶצֶב; and at 3:19 reads "and to your dust," alone. At 3:15 it has "he" as the MT.

Uncertain Whether the Greek differences reflect other Hebrew or the translator; at 3:6 the Samaritan shows Hebrew with the Greek plural.

Box: 3:1 D φρονιμωτε[ρος]; E prefixes "Lord" to the second ο θεος; 3:2 E καρπου for παντος; 3:8 E omits the second Κυριου; 3:10 A misspells περιπατουντος; 3:14 E adds σου after τη κοιλια; 3:17 E τουτο, omits εν λυπαις…ζωης σου; 3:20 E omits Αδαμ; 3:24 E χερουβιμ.