1 tn Heb “they set their face to go.” Compare 44:11 and 42:14 and see the translator’s note at 42:15.
2 tn Heb “fall by the sword.”
3 tn Or “All of them without distinction,” or “All of them from the least important to the most important”; Heb “From the least to the greatest.” See the translator’s note on 42:1 for the meaning of this idiom.
4 tn See the study note on 24:9 and the usage in 29:22 for the meaning and significance of this last phrase.