The principal MSS. available for ??'s text are the same as those for the
canonical part of Daniel, A, B, and Q. ?“ fails us here, as in other
passages, except from vv. 37--52, in which its variations are
unimportant.
Taking B as the ground-work, A's changes are not generally of serious
moment, excepting in the case of the two inserted verses, 67 and 68, and
the transposition of vv. 73 and 74. Otherwise they chiefly consist of
small insertions or omissions which do not materially affect the sense
(_vv_ 36, 81); varying forms from the same root such as ??‘???µ???±?????µ?„???‚ for
?±??°???µ?„???‚ (v. 54), ?µ????»?????·????????‚ for ?µ????»?????·?„???‚ (v. 56). The correctors of B
in v. 38, though unsupported by the chief codices, certainly seem right
in substituting ????????µ for ?????. Q's variations not unfrequently agree with
A's; where they do not, they are scarcely more important, and often
partake of a similar character. In v. 88 a synonym is substituted, viz.,
??”???‰???µ?? for ??????????±?„?? (2nd). In the few verses covered by ?“, B is generally
agreed with; a change of case, ?±????„?????‚ instead of ?±????„????–?‚, appearing in v.
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