Genesis 16:6

16:6 Abram said to Sarai, “Since your ¹  servant is under your authority, ²  do to her whatever you think best.” ³  Then Sarai treated Hagar ⁴  harshly, ⁵  so she ran away from Sarai. ⁶ 

Jude 1:15

1:15 to execute judgment on ⁷  all, and to convict every person ⁸  of all their thoroughly ungodly deeds ⁹  that they have committed, ¹⁰  and of all the harsh words that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” ¹¹ 

Jude 1:2

1:2 May mercy, peace, and love be lavished on you! ¹² 

Jude 1:14

1:14 Now Enoch, the seventh in descent beginning with Adam, ¹³  even prophesied of them, ¹⁴  saying, “Look! The Lord is coming ¹⁵  with thousands and thousands ¹⁶  of his holy ones,

Isaiah 47:6

47:6 I was angry at my people;

I defiled my special possession

and handed them over to you.

You showed them no mercy; ¹⁷ 

you even placed a very heavy burden on old people. ¹⁸ 

Jeremiah 26:14

26:14 As to my case, I am in your power. ¹⁹  Do to me what you deem fair and proper.

Jeremiah 38:5

38:5 King Zedekiah said to them, “Very well, you can do what you want with him. ²⁰  For I cannot do anything to stop you.” ²¹ 

[16:6]  ¹ tn The clause is introduced with the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh), introducing a foundational clause for the coming imperative: “since…do.”

[16:6]  ² tn Heb “in your hand.”

[16:6]  ³ tn Heb “what is good in your eyes.”

[16:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “her”; the referent (Hagar) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:6]  ⁵ tn In the Piel stem the verb עָנָה (’anah) means “to afflict, to oppress, to treat harshly, to mistreat.”

[16:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “and she fled from her presence.” The referent of “her” (Sarai) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:15]  ⁷ tn Grk “against” (κατά [kata] + genitive). English usage is satisfied with “on” at this point, but the parallel is lost in the translation to some degree, for the end of v. 15 says that this judgment is meted out on these sinners because they spoke against him (κατά + genitive).

[1:15]  ⁸ tn Or “soul.”

[1:15]  ⁹ tn Grk “of all their works of ungodliness.” The adverb “thoroughly” is part of the following verb “have committed.” See note on verb “committed” later in this verse.

[1:15]  ¹⁰ tn The verb in Greek does not simply mean “have committed,” but “have committed in an ungodly way.” The verb ἀσεβέω (asebew) is cognate to the noun ἀσέβεια (asebeia, “ungodliness”). There is no easy way to express this in English, since English does not have a single word that means the same thing. Nevertheless, the tenor of v. 15 is plainly seen, regardless of the translation.

[1:15]  ¹¹ sn An apparent quotation from 1 En. 1:9. There is some doubt as to whether Jude is actually quoting from the text of 1 Enoch; the text here in Jude differs in some respects from the extant text of this pseudepigraphic book. It is sometimes suggested that Jude may instead have been quoting from oral tradition which had roots older than the written text.

[1:2]  ¹² tn Grk “may mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you.”

[1:14]  ¹³ tn Grk “the seventh from Adam.”

[1:14]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “against them.” The dative τούτοις (toutois) is a dativus incommodi (dative of disadvantage).

[1:14]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “has come,” a proleptic aorist.

[1:14]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “ten thousands.” The word μυριάς (muria"), from which the English myriad is derived, means “ten thousand.” In the plural it means “ten thousands.” This would mean, minimally, 20,000 (a multiple of ten thousand). At the same time, the term was often used in apocalyptic literature to represent simply a rather large number, without any attempt to be specific.

[47:6]  ¹⁷ tn Or “compassion.”

[47:6]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “on the old you made very heavy your yoke.”

[26:14]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “And I, behold I am in your hand.” Hand is quite commonly used for “power” or “control” in biblical contexts.

[38:5]  ²⁰ tn Heb “Behold, he is in your hands [= power/control].”

[38:5]  ²¹ tn Heb “For the king cannot do a thing with/against you.” The personal pronoun “I” is substituted in the English translation due to differences in style; Hebrew style often uses the third person or the title in speaking of oneself but English rarely if ever does. Compare the common paraphrasis of “your servant” for “I” in Hebrew (cf. BDB 714 s.v. עֶבֶד 6 and usage in 1 Sam 20:7, 8) and compare the usage in Pss 63:11 (63:12 HT); 61:6 (61:7 HT) where the king is praying for himself. For the meaning of יָכֹל (yakhol) as “to be able to do anything,” see BDB 407 s.v. יָכֹל 1.g.