Psalms 119:110

119:110 The wicked lay a trap for me,

but I do not wander from your precepts.

Psalms 140:5

140:5 Proud men hide a snare for me;

evil men ¹  spread a net by the path;

they set traps for me. (Selah)

Psalms 142:3

142:3 Even when my strength leaves me, ² 

you watch my footsteps. ³ 

In the path where I walk

they have hidden a trap for me.

Proverbs 13:14

13:14 Instruction ⁴  from the wise ⁵  is like ⁶  a life-giving fountain, ⁷ 

to turn ⁸  a person ⁹  from deadly snares. ¹⁰ 

Jeremiah 18:22

18:22 Let cries of terror be heard in their houses

when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. ¹¹ 

For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me

and have hidden traps for me to step into.

Luke 20:20

Paying Taxes to Caesar

20:20 Then ¹²  they watched him carefully and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. ¹³  They wanted to take advantage of what he might say ¹⁴  so that they could deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction ¹⁵  of the governor.

[140:5]  ¹ tn Heb “and ropes,” but many prefer to revocalize the noun as a participle (חֹבְלִים, khovÿlim) from the verb חָבַל (khaval, “act corruptly”).

[142:3]  ² tn Heb “my spirit grows faint.”

[142:3]  ³ tn Heb “you know my path.”

[13:14]  ⁴ tn The term תוֹרָה (torah) in legal literature means “law,” but in wisdom literature often means “instruction; teaching” (BDB 435 s.v.); cf. NAV, NIV, NRSV “teaching”; NLT “advice.”

[13:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “instruction of the wise.” The term חָכָם (khakham, “the wise”) is a genitive of source.

[13:14]  ⁶ tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied for the sake of clarity.

[13:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “fountain of life” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV). The genitive חַיִּים (khayyim) functions as a genitive of material, similar to the expression “fountain of water.” The metaphor means that the teaching of the wise is life-giving. The second colon is the consequence of the first, explaining this metaphor.

[13:14]  ⁸ tn The infinitive construct with preposition לְ (lamed) gives the result (or, purpose) of the first statement. It could also be taken epexegetically, “by turning.”

[13:14]  ⁹ tn The term “person” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity and smoothness.

[13:14]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “snares of death” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT). The genitive מָוֶת (mavet) functions as an attributive adjective. The term “snares” makes an implied comparison with hunting; death is like a hunter. W. McKane compares the idea to the Ugaritic god Mot, the god of death, carrying people off to the realm of the departed (Proverbs [OTL], 455). The expression could also mean that the snares lead to death.

[18:22]  ¹¹ tn Heb “when you bring marauders in against them.” For the use of the noun translated here “bands of raiders to plunder them” see 1 Sam 30:3, 15, 23 and BDB 151 s.v. גְּדוּד 1.

[20:20]  ¹² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[20:20]  ¹³ tn Grk “righteous,” but in this context the point is their false sincerity.

[20:20]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “so that they might catch him in some word.”

[20:20]  ¹⁵ tn This word is often translated “authority” in other contexts, but here, in combination with ἀρχή (arch), it refers to the domain or sphere of the governor’s rule (L&N 37.36).