38:9 He made the courtyard. For the south side 8 the hangings of the courtyard were of fine twisted linen, one hundred fifty feet long,
1 tn The verb is plural, but the subject is singular, “a man – his staff.” This noun can be given a distributive sense: “each man threw down his staff.”
2 tn Or “abort”; Heb “cast.”
3 sn No one will die prematurely; this applies to the individual or the nation. The plan of God to bless was extensive, if only the people would obey.
3 tn In view of the use of the verb “can, be able to” in the first clause, this imperfect tense is given a potential nuance.
4 tn Gesenius notes that sometimes a negative statement takes the place of a conditional clause; here it is equal to “if a man sees me he does not live” (GKC 498 §159.gg). The other passages that teach this are Gen 32:30; Deut 4:33, 5:24, 26; Judg 6:22, 13:22, and Isa 6:5.
4 tn Heb “the frame.”
5 tn Heb “the one.”
5 tn Heb “south side southward.”