Numbers 31:49
Context31:49 and said to him, 1 “Your servants have taken a count 2 of the men who were in the battle, who were under our authority, 3 and not one is missing.
John 18:9
Context18:9 He said this 4 to fulfill the word he had spoken, 5 “I have not lost a single one of those whom you gave me.” 6
[31:49] 1 tn Heb “to Moses”; the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.
[31:49] 2 tn Heb “lifted up the head.”
[31:49] 3 tn Heb “in our hand.”
[18:9] 4 tn The words “He said this” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. There is an ellipsis in the Greek text that must be supplied for the modern English reader at this point.
[18:9] 5 sn This expression is similar to John 6:39 and John 17:12.
[18:9] 6 tn Grk “Of the ones whom you gave me, I did not lose one of them.” The order of the clauses has been rearranged to reflect contemporary English style.