20:1 In those days Hezekiah was stricken with a terminal illness. 1 The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz visited him and told him, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Give your household instructions, for you are about to die; you will not get well.’” 2
48:1 After these things Joseph was told, 3 “Your father is weakening.” So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim with him.
1 tn Heb “was sick to the point of dying.”
2 tn Heb “will not live.”
3 tn Heb “and one said.” With no expressed subject in the Hebrew text, the verb can be translated with the passive voice.
4 tn The phrase “a message” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from context.
5 tn Grk “to him, saying”; the referent (Jesus) is specified in the translation for clarity.