Numbers 24:4

24:4 the oracle of the one who hears the words of God,

who sees a vision from the Almighty,

although falling flat on the ground ¹  with eyes open: ² 

Numbers 24:16

24:16 the oracle of the one who hears the words of God,

and who knows the knowledge of the Most High,

who sees a vision from the Almighty,

although falling flat on the ground with eyes open:

Genesis 21:19

21:19 Then God enabled Hagar to see a well of water. ³  She went over and filled the skin with water, and then gave the boy a drink.

Genesis 21:2

21:2 So Sarah became pregnant ⁴  and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the appointed time that God had told him.

Genesis 6:17-20

6:17 I am about to bring ⁵  floodwaters ⁶  on the earth to destroy ⁷  from under the sky all the living creatures that have the breath of life in them. ⁸  Everything that is on the earth will die, 6:18 but I will confirm ⁹  my covenant with you. You will enter ¹⁰  the ark – you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you. 6:19 You must bring into the ark two of every kind of living creature from all flesh, ¹¹  male and female, to keep them alive ¹²  with you. 6:20 Of the birds after their kinds, and of the cattle after their kinds, and of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every kind will come to you so you can keep them alive. ¹³ 

Genesis 6:1

God’s Grief over Humankind’s Wickedness

6:1 When humankind ¹⁴  began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born ¹⁵  to them, ¹⁶ 

Genesis 21:16

21:16 Then she went and sat down by herself across from him at quite a distance, about a bowshot ¹⁷  away; for she thought, ¹⁸  “I refuse to watch the child die.” ¹⁹  So she sat across from him and wept uncontrollably. ²⁰ 

Luke 24:16

24:16 (but their eyes were kept ²¹  from recognizing ²²  him). ²³ 

Luke 24:31

24:31 At this point ²⁴  their eyes were opened and they recognized ²⁵  him. ²⁶  Then ²⁷  he vanished out of their sight.

Acts 26:18

26:18 to open their eyes so that they turn ²⁸  from darkness to light and from the power ²⁹  of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share ³⁰  among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

[24:4]  ¹ tn The phrase “flat on the ground” is supplied in the translation for clarity. The Greek version interprets the line to mean “falling asleep.” It may mean falling into a trance.

[24:4]  ² tn The last colon simply has “falling, but opened eyes.” The falling may simply refer to lying prone; and the opened eyes may refer to his receiving a vision. See H. E. Freeman, An Introduction to the Old Testament Prophets, 37-41.

[21:19]  ³ tn Heb “And God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water.” The referent (Hagar) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:2]  ⁴ tn Or “she conceived.”

[6:17]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew construction uses the independent personal pronoun, followed by a suffixed form of הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) and the a participle used with an imminent future nuance: “As for me, look, I am going to bring.”

[6:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “the flood, water.”

[6:17]  ⁷ tn The verb שָׁחָת (shakhat, “to destroy”) is repeated yet again, only now in an infinitival form expressing the purpose of the flood.

[6:17]  ⁸ tn The Hebrew construction here is different from the previous two; here it is רוּחַ חַיִּים (ruakh khayyim) rather than נֶפֶשׁ הַיָּה (nefesh khayyah) or נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים (nishmat khayyim). It refers to everything that breathes.

[6:18]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew verb וַהֲקִמֹתִי (vahaqimoti) is the Hiphil perfect with a vav (ו) consecutive (picking up the future sense from the participles) from קוּם (qum, “to rise up”). This may refer to the confirmation or fulfillment of an earlier promise, but it is more likely that it anticipates the unconditional promise made to humankind following the flood (see Gen 9:9, 11, 17).

[6:18]  ¹⁰ tn The perfect verb form with vav (ו) consecutive is best understood as specific future, continuing God’s description of what will happen (see vv. 17-18a).

[6:19]  ¹¹ tn Heb “from all life, from all flesh, two from all you must bring.” The disjunctive clause at the beginning of the verse (note the conjunction with prepositional phrase, followed by two more prepositional phrases in apposition and then the imperfect verb form) signals a change in mood from announcement (vv. 17-18) to instruction.

[6:19]  ¹² tn The Piel infinitive construct לְהַחֲיוֹת (lÿhakhayot, here translated as “to keep them alive”) shows the purpose of bringing the animals into the ark – saving life. The Piel of this verb means here “to preserve alive.”

[6:20]  ¹³ tn Heb “to keep alive.”

[6:1]  ¹⁴ tn The Hebrew text has the article prefixed to the noun. Here the article indicates the generic use of the word אָדָם (’adam): “humankind.”

[6:1]  ¹⁵ tn This disjunctive clause (conjunction + subject + verb) is circumstantial to the initial temporal clause. It could be rendered, “with daughters being born to them.” For another example of such a disjunctive clause following the construction וַיְהִיכִּי (vayÿhiki, “and it came to pass when”), see 2 Sam 7:1.

[6:1]  ¹⁶ tn The pronominal suffix is third masculine plural, indicating that the antecedent “humankind” is collective.

[21:16]  ¹⁷ sn A bowshot would be a distance of about a hundred yards (ninety meters).

[21:16]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “said.”

[21:16]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “I will not look on the death of the child.” The cohortative verbal form (note the negative particle אַל,’al) here expresses her resolve to avoid the stated action.

[21:16]  ²⁰ tn Heb “and she lifted up her voice and wept” (that is, she wept uncontrollably). The LXX reads “he” (referring to Ishmael) rather than “she” (referring to Hagar), but this is probably an attempt to harmonize this verse with the following one, which refers to the boy’s cries.

[24:16]  ²¹ sn The two disciples will not be allowed to recognize Jesus until v. 31.

[24:16]  ²² tn This is an epexegetical (i.e., explanatory) infinitive in Greek.

[24:16]  ²³ sn This parenthetical remark by the author is necessary so the reader will understand the account.

[24:31]  ²⁴ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “At this point” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. “Then,” which is normally used to indicate this, would be redundant with the following clause.

[24:31]  ²⁵ sn They recognized him. Other than this cryptic remark, it is not told how the two disciples were now able to recognize Jesus.

[24:31]  ²⁶ tn This pronoun is somewhat emphatic.

[24:31]  ²⁷ tn This translates a καί (kai, “and”) that has clear sequential force.

[26:18]  ²⁸ sn To open their eyes so that they turn… Here is Luke’s most comprehensive report of Paul’s divine calling. His role was to call humanity to change their position before God and experience God’s forgiveness as a part of God’s family. The image of turning is a key one in the NT: Luke 1:79; Rom 2:19; 13:12; 2 Cor 4:6; 6:14; Eph 5:8; Col 1:12; 1 Thess 5:5. See also Luke 1:77-79; 3:3; 24:47.

[26:18]  ²⁹ tn BDAG 352-53 s.v. ἐξουσία 2 states, “Also of Satan’s power Ac 26:18.” It is also possible to translate this “the domain of Satan” (cf. BDAG 353 s.v. 6)

[26:18]  ³⁰ tn Or “and an inheritance.”