Leviticus 21:3

21:3 and his virgin sister who is near to him, who has no husband; he may defile himself for her.

Isaiah 40:13

40:13 Who comprehends the mind of the Lord,

or gives him instruction as his counselor?


tn Cf. v. 2a.

tn Perhaps the verb is used metonymically here in the sense of “advises” (note the following line).

tn In this context רוּחַ (ruakh) likely refers to the Lord’s “mind,” or mental faculties, rather than his personal Spirit (see BDB 925 s.v.).

tn Heb “or [as] the man of his counsel causes him to know?”