Exodus. Rubus Ardens.
Brief Comments on the Latin:
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3:1 The name Iethro does not decline; here it is in the genitive (oves Iethro, "the sheep of Jethro"), in apposition with cognati. The place name Madian does not decline; it is also in the genitive (sacerdotis Madian, "of the priest of Midian"). The place name Horeb does not decline; it is in the accusative, in apposition with montem.
3:2 The use of quod to introduce indirect statement is non-classical.
3:3 The subjunctive conburatur is in indirect question , introduced by quare.
3:4 The use of quod to introduce indirect statement is non-classical. Latin often uses a relative pronoun, qui, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) he answered..."
3:5. The verb inquit is being used postpositively here to indicate direct speech.
3:6 The use of the pronoun ego is emphatic. The Hebrew names Abraham, Isaac and Iacob do not decline; here they are each in the genitive.
3:7 Latin often uses a relative pronoun, cui, to join together what would be two separate sentences in English: "(and) he said to him..."
3:9 The word qua is used to mean "how" here (literally, qua via, "in what way").
3:10 The name Israhel does not decline; here it is in the genitive (filios Israhel, "the sons of Israel").
4:1 Note the direct speech (non apparuit tibi Dominus) embedded within direct speech.
4:5 The verb inquit is being used postpositively here to indicate direct speech. The use of quod to introduce indirect statement is non-classical. The Hebrew names Abraham, Isaac and Iacob are in the genitive.
4:18 The name Iethro does not decline; first it appears in the accusative, in apposition with cognatum. The second time it is nominative (the subject of ait).
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