Genesis 34:19

34:19 The young man did not delay in doing what they asked ¹  because he wanted Jacob’s daughter Dinah ²  badly. (Now he was more important ³  than anyone in his father’s household.) ⁴ 

Isaiah 43:4

43:4 Since you are precious and special in my sight, ⁵ 

and I love you,

I will hand over people in place of you,

nations in place of your life.

Acts 17:11

17:11 These Jews ⁶  were more open-minded ⁷  than those in Thessalonica, ⁸  for they eagerly ⁹  received ¹⁰  the message, examining ¹¹  the scriptures carefully every day ¹²  to see if these things were so.

¹ tn Heb “doing the thing.”

² tn Heb “Jacob’s daughter.” The proper name “Dinah” is supplied in the translation for clarity.

³ tn The Hebrew verb כָּבֵד (kaved), translated “was…important,” has the primary meaning “to be heavy,” but here carries a secondary sense of “to be important” (that is, “heavy” in honor or respect).

⁴ tn The parenthetical disjunctive clause explains why the community would respond to him (see vv. 20-24).

⁵ tn Heb “Since you are precious in my eyes and you are honored.”

⁶ tn Grk “These”; the referent (the Jews in the synagogue at Berea) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Or “more willing to learn.” L&N 27.48 and BDAG 404 s.v. εὐγενής 2 both use the term “open-minded” here. The point is that they were more receptive to Paul’s message.

⁸ sn Thessalonica was a city in Macedonia (modern Salonica).

⁹ tn Or “willingly,” “readily”; Grk “with all eagerness.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “who received.” Here the relative pronoun (“who”) has been translated as a pronoun (“they”) preceded by a semicolon, which is less awkward in contemporary English than a relative clause at this point.

¹¹ tn This verb (BDAG 66 s.v. ἀνακρίνω 1) refers to careful examination.

¹² tn BDAG 437 s.v. ἡμέρα 2.c has “every day” for this phrase in this verse.