⁴ tn The Lord is addressed directly using the second person.

² tn The Hebrew construction is emphatic, using the infinitive absolute with the imperfect tense.

⁵ tn This is a temporal clause using an infinitive construct with a suffixed subject.

² tn Here we have the parallel construction using the infinitive construct in a temporal adverbial clause.

² tn The construction is emphatic, using the infinitive absolute with the perfect tense for “bless.”

⁴ tn This clause is a result clause, using the negated infinitive construct.

³ sn Compare the threat using the same metaphor in Jer 4:11-12.

² tn The direct question using “if” in Greek is not unusual (BDF §440.3).

¹ tn Grk “bodily training” (using the noun form of the verb “train” in v. 7b).

² tn Grk “he prayed with prayer” (using a Hebrew idiom to show intensity).

¹ tn The contrast in this proverb is between the “joyful heart” (Heb “a heart of joy,” using an attributive genitive) and the “painful heart” (Heb “pain of the heart,” using a genitive of specification).

² tn The word “finger” is a bold anthropomorphism (a figure of speech in which God is described using human characteristics).

¹ tn Heb “in a tent and in a dwelling.” The expression is a hendiadys, using two terms to express one idea.

¹ tn The construction is the infinitive construct in a temporal clause, using the preposition and the subjective genitive suffix.

¹ sn Invading armies lived off the land, using up all the produce and destroying everything they could not consume.

⁴ sn This clause gives the explanation of the name Ishmael, using a wordplay. Ishmael’s name will be a reminder that “God hears” Hagar’s painful cries.

³ tn Using מְאֹד (mÿ’od) twice intensifies the idea of their becoming strong (see GKC 431-32 §133.k).

² tn The construction emphasizes the spiritual service of the Levites, using the infinitive construct of עָבַד (’avad) followed by its cognate accusative.

¹ sn A pun is made on the name Kenite by using the word “your nest” (קִנֶּךָ, qinnekha); the location may be the rocky cliffs overlooking Petra.

¹ tn Heb “[the daughters of Zelophehad] speak right” (using the participle דֹּבְרֹת [dovÿrot] with כֵּן [ken]).