Discovery Box| (0.46775819607843) | (2Ki 23:16) |
3 tc The MT is much shorter than this. It reads, “according to the word of the |
| (0.46775819607843) | (1Ch 15:13) |
1 tn Heb “because for what was at first [i.e., formerly] you [were] not, the |
| (0.46775819607843) | (1Ch 20:2) |
1 tc The translation follows the MT, which reads “of their king”; the LXX and Vulgate read “of Milcom” (cf. 1 Kgs 11:5). Milcom, also known as Molech, was the god of the Ammonites. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (1Ch 24:5) |
1 tn Heb “and they divided them by lots, these with these, for the officials of the holy place and the officials of God were from the sons of Eleazar and among the sons of Ithamar.” |
| (0.46775819607843) | (1Ch 24:19) |
2 tn Heb “these were their responsibilities for their service to enter the house of the |
| (0.46775819607843) | (1Ch 25:5) |
1 tn Heb “by the words of God to exalt a horn.” An animal’s horn is sometimes used metaphorically as a symbol of strength and honor. See BDB 901-2 s.v. קֶרֶנ. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (1Ch 28:2) |
1 tn Heb “I, with my heart to build a house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the |
| (0.46775819607843) | (2Ch 13:5) |
1 tn Heb “Do you not know that the |
| (0.46775819607843) | (2Ch 19:7) |
1 tn Heb “and now let the terror of the |
| (0.46775819607843) | (2Ch 24:27) |
2 tn Heb “And his sons and the abundance of the oracle[s] against him, and the founding of the house of God, look are they not written on the writing of the scroll of the kings?” |
| (0.46775819607843) | (2Ch 30:12) |
1 tn Heb “also in Judah the hand of God was to give to them one heart to do the command of the king and the officials by the word of the |
| (0.46775819607843) | (2Ch 32:11) |
2 tn Heb “Is not Hezekiah misleading you to give you over to die by hunger and thirst, saying, ‘The |
| (0.46775819607843) | (2Ch 32:17) |
2 tn Heb “Like the gods of the nations of the lands who did not rescue their people from my hand, so the god of Hezekiah will not rescue his people from my hand.” |
| (0.46775819607843) | (2Ch 36:16) |
2 tn All three verbal forms (“mocked,” “despised,” and “ridiculed”) are active participles in the Hebrew text, indicating continual or repeated action. They made a habit of rejecting God’s prophetic messengers. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Job 3:4) |
3 tn The verb דָּרַשׁ (darash) means “to seek, inquire,” and “to address someone, be concerned about something” (cf. Deut 11:12; Jer 30:14,17). Job wants the day to perish from the mind of God. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Job 4:6) |
3 sn Eliphaz is not being sarcastic to Job. He knows that Job is a God-fearing man who lives out his faith in life. But he also knows that Job should apply to himself the same things he tells others. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Job 5:8) |
5 tn The verb דָּרַשׁ (darash, “to seek”) followed by the preposition אֶל (’el, “towards”) has the meaning of addressing oneself to (God). See 8:19 and 40:10. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Job 5:10) |
1 sn He gives rain. The use of the verb “gives” underscores the idea that rain is a gift from God. This would be more keenly felt in the Middle East where water is scarce. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Job 5:14) |
1 sn God so confuses the crafty that they are unable to fulfill their plans – it is as if they encounter darkness in broad daylight. This is like the Syrians in 2 Kgs 6:18-23. |
| (0.46775819607843) | (Job 5:16) |
2 tn The verse summarizes the result of God’s intervention in human affairs, according to Eliphaz’ idea that even-handed justice prevails. Ps 107:42 parallels v. 16b. |
