Exodus 7:12

7:12 Each man ¹  threw down his staff, and the staffs became snakes. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.

Exodus 23:26

23:26 No woman will miscarry her young ²  or be barren in your land. I will fulfill ³  the number of your days.

Exodus 33:20

33:20 But he added, “You cannot see my face, for no one can ⁴  see me and live.” ⁵ 

Exodus 36:21

36:21 The length of each ⁶  frame was fifteen feet, the width of each ⁷  frame was two and a quarter feet,

Exodus 38:9

The Construction of the Courtyard

38:9 He made the courtyard. For the south side ⁸  the hangings of the courtyard were of fine twisted linen, one hundred fifty feet long,

[7:12]  ¹ tn The verb is plural, but the subject is singular, “a man – his staff.” This noun can be given a distributive sense: “each man threw down his staff.”

[23:26]  ² tn Or “abort”; Heb “cast.”

[23:26]  ³ sn No one will die prematurely; this applies to the individual or the nation. The plan of God to bless was extensive, if only the people would obey.

[33:20]  ³ tn In view of the use of the verb “can, be able to” in the first clause, this imperfect tense is given a potential nuance.

[33:20]  ⁴ tn Gesenius notes that sometimes a negative statement takes the place of a conditional clause; here it is equal to “if a man sees me he does not live” (GKC 498 §159.gg). The other passages that teach this are Gen 32:30; Deut 4:33, 5:24, 26; Judg 6:22, 13:22, and Isa 6:5.

[36:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “the frame.”

[36:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “the one.”

[38:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “south side southward.”