³ tn “at a single hair and not miss.”

² tn Or “it remains only a single kernel.”

³ tn Heb “it,” referring the “fatty ashes” as a single unit.

¹ tn The tense is imperfect, but in the conditional clause it clearly refers to action that is anterior to the action in the next clause. Heb “if he comes in single, he goes out single,” that is, “if he came in single, he will go out single.”

² sn The idea is that it was all hammered from a single plate of gold.

³ tn Aram “discover…and learn.” For stylistic reasons this has been translated as a single concept.

¹ tn Aram “arose and began.” For stylistic reasons this has been translated as a single concept.

¹ tn Heb “virgins.” The term “virgin” probably functions as a metonymy of association for single young women.

³ tn Heb “a man,” meaning “every single person” here; cf. KJV “every one.”

² tn With a single verb and object, this clause means “pursue sensuous desires in opposition to Christ.”

¹ tn Heb “one”; KJV “it shall be one tabernacle”; NRSV “that the tabernacle may be one whole”; NLT “a single unit.”

¹ tn Aram “was angry and very furious.” The expression is a hendiadys (two words or phrases expressing a single idea).

² tn Grk “a thief, and having the money box.” Dividing the single Greek sentence improves the English style.

⁴ sn Whether this means a single name on all seven heads or seven names, one on each head, is not clear.

² tn The שֶּׂה (seh) is a single head from the flock, or smaller cattle, which would include both sheep and goats.

¹ sn A tenth of an ephah is about 2.3 liters, one day’s ration for a single person (J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:306).

¹ tn This name has the definite article and may be intended to refer to a group of people rather than a single individual with this name.

² tn Grk “with the guard.” The words “soldiers of the” have been supplied in the translation to prevent “guard” from being misunderstood as a single individual.

¹ tn Grk “uncertain,” “at a loss.” Here two terms, “worried and perplexed,” were used to convey the single idea of the Greek verb ἀπορέω (aporew).

⁴ tn Heb “the virgins of Jerusalem.” The term “virgins” is a metonymy of association, standing for single young women who are not yet married. These single women are in grief because their potential suitors have been killed. The elders, old men, and young women function together as a merism for all of the survivors (F. W. Dobbs-Allsopp, Lamentations [IBC], 92).