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   1 Samuel 13:1 (Darby)

Saul was ... years old when he became king; and he reigned two years 

over Israel.

Analysis:

A few surviving Septuagint Manuscripts record "Saul was 30 years 

old..."  However, the Jewish Masoretic version lacks the number.  

There is an unambiguous corruption to the text at this point.  

Indeed, the text is corrupt enough that it is difficult to render — compare 

Young's translation:

"A son of a year [is] Saul in his reigning, yea, two years he hath reigned 

over Israel.

So, how can any deny that the Jewish Masoretic text is corrupt — that 

is to say, there are at least a few places where the text is 

deffective?

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Bismarck Senior Member Joined: 01 March 2006 Online Status: Offline Posts: 284	Topic: PROOF that Jewish Masoretic OT is corrupt Posted: 24 July 2007 at 11:29pm
	1 Samuel 13:1 (Darby) Saul was ... years old when he became king; and he reigned two years over Israel. Analysis: A few surviving Septuagint Manuscripts record "Saul was 30 years old..." However, the Jewish Masoretic version lacks the number. There is an unambiguous corruption to the text at this point. Indeed, the text is corrupt enough that it is difficult to render — compare Young's translation: "A son of a year [is] Saul in his reigning, yea, two years he hath reigned over Israel. So, how can any deny that the Jewish Masoretic text is corrupt — that is to say, there are at least a few places where the text is deffective?
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