19:3 She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion.
He learned to tear prey; he devoured people. 4
19:4 The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit.
They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt. 5
1 tn Or “a fine.”
2 tn The Hebrew word כִּכַּר (kikar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or, by extension, to a standard unit of weight. According to the older (Babylonian) standard the “talent” weighed 130 lbs. (58.9 kg), but later this was lowered to 108.3 lbs. (49.1 kg). More recent research suggests the “light” standard talent was 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg). Using this as the standard for calculation, the weight of the silver was 6,730 lbs. (3,060 kg).
3 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Jehoahaz) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “a man.”
5 sn The description applies to king Jehoahaz (2 Kgs 23:31-34; Jer 22:10-12).