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Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
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The Testament of Gad Concerning Hatred. — Translator and historical edition notes
Cf. Targum Ps. Jon. of Gen. xxxvii. 2 .
The narrative of Genesis ( xxxvii. 28 ) gives twenty pieces of silver; the LXX. twenty pieces of gold, with which latter agrees Josephus’ μνῶν εἴκοσιν ( Antiq ., ii. 3. 3). [It is worthy of note that Judas took a meaner price for the “Son of Joseph.”]
For this unusual use of ὀλιγοψυχία , cf. Prov. xiv. 29 , LXX., where there is the same contrast with μακροθυμία .
[This passage is cited by Lardner as conspicuously fine.]
[ Wis. xi. 16 .]
The Ox. ms . omits from here to the last clause of c. 7.
For δολωφωνῆσαι , the reading of the Cam. ms . here, Grabe conjectured δολοφονήσει . Probably δολοφωνήσει is to be preferred.
[The Virgin was the daughter of Judah, but had kinship with Levi. Luke i. 36 . Compare Jer. xxxiii. 20–22 .]
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