1 tn Heb “this is heavy mourning for Egypt.”
2 tn The verb has no expressed subject and so it may be translated as passive.
3 sn The name Abel Mizraim means “the mourning of Egypt.”
4 tn “Some” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
5 sn Made loud lamentation. For someone who was stoned to death, lamentation was normally not allowed (m. Sanhedrin 6:6). The remark points to an unjust death.
6 tn Or “mourned greatly for him.”