Exodus 2, 25 NAB

[demetrios423]

2, 25 He saw the Israelites and knew…

Why end the verse/chapter with “…”? The footnotes make no mention as to why.

The same verse in the DR reads: 25 And the Lord looked upon the children of Israel, and he knew them.

The NAB leaves the reader hanging and the DR leaves you no reason to look further for an understanding of the verse.

 

[Dave_Noonan]

2, 25 He saw the Israelites and knew…

Why end the verse/chapter with “…”? The footnotes make no mention as to why.

The same verse in the DR reads: 25 And the Lord looked upon the children of Israel, and he knew them.

The NAB leaves the reader hanging and the DR leaves you no reason to look further for an understanding of the verse.

In the Hebrew text, there’s no “them” and since the the NAB follow the Hebrew Text generally, the NAB doesn’t include “them”. Since the DR follows the Vulgate instead and the Vulgate has “them” (eos) the DR includes it. The verb “to know” in English usually requires a direct object (one knows something or someone) so the NAB includes the “…” as an indicator that something may be missing here. But I don’t know–I tend to think “and God knew.” as being a pretty powerful statement of God’s understanding of the plight of the Israelites.

 

[CalCatholic]

2, 25 He saw the Israelites and knew…

Why end the verse/chapter with “…”? The footnotes make no mention as to why.

The same verse in the DR reads: 25 And the Lord looked upon the children of Israel, and he knew them.

The NAB leaves the reader hanging and the DR leaves you no reason to look further for an understanding of the verse.

This verse has been changed a little and a footnote has been added in the new** NABRE**,
"God saw the Israelites, and God knew…"*

*** 2:25** ‘God knew’: in response to the people’s cry, God, mindful of the covenant, looks on their plight and acknowledges firsthand the depth of their suffering (see 3:7). In v v. 23-25, traditionally attributed to the Priestly writer, God is mentioned five times, in contrast to the rest of the chaps.1-2, where God is rarely mentioned. These verses serve as a fitting transition to Moses’ call in chap.3.

 

[demetrios423]

This verse has been changed a little and a footnote has been added in the new** NABRE**,
"God saw the Israelites, and God knew…"*

*** 2:25** ‘God knew’: in response to the people’s cry, God, mindful of the covenant, looks on their plight and acknowledges firsthand the depth of their suffering (see 3:7). In v v. 23-25, traditionally attributed to the Priestly writer, God is mentioned five times, in contrast to the rest of the chaps.1-2, where God is rarely mentioned. These verses serve as a fitting transition to Moses’ call in chap.3.

How do you like the changes in the NABRE?

 

[CalCatholic]

How do you like the changes in the NABRE?

I like them, (except for a few - Isa 7-14, already the subject of several threads), overall the O.T. reads a lot smoother, there are more OT. notes added, the fact that the verses in certain books are no longer being rearranged, and the big change is the the Psalms are vastly improved (which to me is worth the change alone). The NT is the same as the NAB.