Discovery Box| (0.68929102564103) | (Gen 2:5) |
3 sn The last clause in v. 5, “and there was no man to cultivate the ground,” anticipates the curse and the expulsion from the garden (Gen 3:23). |
| (0.68929102564103) | (Gen 10:15) |
3 tn Some see a reference to “Hittites” here (cf. NIV), but this seems unlikely. See the note on the phrase “sons of Heth” in Gen 23:3. |
| (0.68929102564103) | (Gen 11:15) |
1 tn Here and in vv. 16, 19, 21, 23, 25 the word “other” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for stylistic reasons. |
| (0.68929102564103) | (Gen 25:9) |
1 sn The cave of Machpelah was the place Abraham had purchased as a burial place for his wife Sarah (Gen 23:17-18). |
| (0.68929102564103) | (Gen 46:13) |
1 tc The MT reads “Puvah” (cf. Num 26:23); the Samaritan Pentateuch and Syriac read “Puah” (cf. 1 Chr 7:1). |
| (0.68929102564103) | (Gen 49:23) |
1 tn The verb forms in vv. 23-24 are used in a rhetorical manner, describing future events as if they had already taken place. |
| (0.68929102564103) | (Exo 23:13) |
2 tn Or “honor,” Hiphil of זָכַר (zakhar). See also Exod 20:25; Josh 23:7; Isa 26:13. |
| (0.68929102564103) | (Lev 4:28) |
2 tn Lev 4:27b-28a is essentially the same as 4:22b-23a (see the notes there). |
| (0.68929102564103) | (Lev 6:20) |
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). |
| (0.68929102564103) | (Lev 7:16) |
1 tn For the distinction between votive and freewill offerings see the note on Lev 22:23 and the literature cited there. |
| (0.68929102564103) | (Num 26:5) |
1 tc The Hebrew text has no preposition here, but one has been supplied in the translation for clarity. Cf. vv. 23, 30, 31, 32. |
| (0.68929102564103) | (Deu 23:25) |
1 sn For the continuation of these practices into NT times see Matt 12:1-8; Mark 2:23-28; Luke 6:1-5. |
| (0.68929102564103) | (Jdg 6:23) |
1 tn Heb “Peace to you.” For a similar use of this idiom to introduce a reassuring word, see Gen 43:23. |
| (0.68929102564103) | (1Sa 1:8) |
2 sn Like the number seven, the number ten is sometimes used in the OT as an ideal number (see, for example, Dan 1:20, Zech 8:23). |
| (0.68929102564103) | (2Sa 7:26) |
1 tn Heb “and your name might be great permanently.” Following the imperative in v. 23b, the prefixed verbal form with vav conjunctive indicates purpose/result. |
| (0.68929102564103) | (2Sa 22:2) |
2 sn My stronghold. David often found safety in such strongholds. See 1 Sam 22:4-5; 24:22; 2 Sam 5:9, 17; 23:14. |
| (0.68929102564103) | (1Ki 11:25) |
1 tn The construction (Qal of קוּץ + בְּ [quts + bet] preposition) is rare, but not without parallel (see Lev 20:23). |
| (0.68929102564103) | (2Ki 19:25) |
1 tn Having quoted the Assyrian king’s arrogant words in vv. 23-24, the Lord now speaks to the king. |
| (0.68929102564103) | (1Ch 1:17) |
2 tc The MT of the parallel geneaology in Gen 10:23 reads “Mash,” but the LXX there reads “Meshech” in agreement with 1 Chr 1:17. |
| (0.68929102564103) | (1Ch 11:23) |
1 tn Heb “five cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 inches for the standard cubit, this individual would be 7.5 feet (2.3 m) tall. |
