1 tn Heb “cause to end.”
1 tn The name (“El Shaddai”) has often been translated “God Almighty,” primarily because Jerome translated it omnipotens (“all powerful”) in the Latin Vulgate. There has been much debate over the meaning of the name. For discussion see W. F. Albright, “The Names Shaddai and Abram,” JBL 54 (1935): 173-210; R. Gordis, “The Biblical Root sdy-sd,” JTS 41 (1940): 34-43; and especially T. N. D. Mettinger, In Search of God, 69-72.
1 tn Heb “(was) in her.”
2 tn Heb “and men from the multitude of mankind.”
3 tn An alternate reading is “drunkards.” Sheba is located in the area of modern day Yemen.
4 tn Heb “they”; the referents (the sisters) have been specified in the translation for the sake of clarity.