Discovery Box| (0.63962385) | (Isa 40:2) |
5 tn Heb “for she has received from the hand of the Lord double.” The principle of the double portion in punishment is also seen in Jer 16:18; 17:18 and Rev 18:6. For examples of the double portion in Israelite law, see Exod 22:4, 7, 9 (double restitution by a thief) and Deut 21:17 (double inheritance portion for the firstborn). |
| (0.63962385) | (Eze 4:17) |
1 tn Or “in their punishment.” Ezek 4:16-17 alludes to Lev 26:26, 39. The phrase “in/for [a person’s] iniquity” occurs fourteen times in Ezekiel: here, 3:18, 19; 7:13, 16; 18: 17, 18, 19, 20; 24:23; 33:6, 8, 9; 39:23. The Hebrew word for “iniquity” may also mean the “punishment for iniquity.” |
| (0.63962385) | (Eze 33:6) |
1 tn Or “in his punishment.” The phrase “in/for [a person’s] iniquity/punishment” occurs fourteen times in Ezekiel: here and in vv. 8 and 9; 3:18, 19; 4:17; 7:13, 16; 18: 17, 18, 19, 20; 24:23; 39:23. The Hebrew word for “iniquity” may also mean the “punishment” for iniquity or “guilt” of iniquity. |
| (0.63684625) | (Gen 9:25) |
1 sn For more on the curse, see H. C. Brichto, The Problem of “Curse” in the Hebrew Bible (JBLMS), and J. Scharbert, TDOT 1:405-18. |
| (0.63684625) | (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). |
| (0.63684625) | (Gen 28:11) |
3 tn Heb “he took from the stones of the place,” which here means Jacob took one of the stones (see v. 18). |
| (0.63684625) | (Gen 30:16) |
2 tn Heb “I have surely hired.” The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verbal form for emphasis. The name Issachar (see v. 18) seems to be related to this expression. |
| (0.63684625) | (Exo 32:18) |
5 sn See A. Newman, “Compositional Analysis and Functional Ambiguity Equivalence: Translating Exodus 32, 17-18,” Babel 21 (1975): 29-35. |
| (0.63684625) | (Lev 14:56) |
3 sn Cf. Lev 13:4, 18-28, 38-39. For explanations of all these terms for disease in Lev 14:56 see 13:2. |
| (0.63684625) | (Lev 17:3) |
2 tn Heb “Man man.” The reduplication is way of saying “any man” (cf. Lev 15:2; 22:18, etc.). See the note on Lev 15:2. |
| (0.63684625) | (Lev 19:7) |
2 tn Or “desecrated,” or “defiled,” or “forbidden.” For this difficult term see J. Milgrom, Leviticus (AB), 1:422, on Lev 7:18. |
| (0.63684625) | (Lev 19:29) |
2 tn Heb “and the land become full of lewdness.” Regarding the term “lewdness,” see the note on Lev 18:17 above. |
| (0.63684625) | (Num 2:3) |
2 tc The two synonyms might seem to be tautological, but this is fairly common and therefore acceptable in Hebrew prose (cf. Exod 26:18; 38:13; etc.). |
| (0.63684625) | (Num 3:10) |
1 tc The LXX includes the following words here: “and all things pertaining to the altar and within the veil.” Cf. Num 18:7. |
| (0.63684625) | (Num 35:1) |
1 sn This section has two main parts, the Levitical cities (vv. 1-8) and the Cities of Refuge (vv. 9-34). |
| (0.63684625) | (Deu 3:11) |
5 tn Heb “nine cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 in (45 cm) for the standard cubit, this would be 13.5 ft (4.1 m) long. |
| (0.63684625) | (Deu 3:11) |
7 tn Heb “by the cubit of man.” This probably refers to the “short” or “regular” cubit of approximately 18 in (45 cm). |
| (0.63684625) | (Jos 4:18) |
2 sn Verses 15-18 give a more detailed account of the priests’ crossing that had been briefly described in v. 11. |
| (0.63684625) | (Jos 7:1) |
2 tn 1 Chr 2:6 lists a “Zimri” (but no Zabdi) as one of the five sons of Zerah (cf. also 1 Chr 7:17, 18). |
| (0.63684625) | (Jos 10:13) |
1 sn The Scroll of the Upright One was apparently an ancient Israelite collection of songs and prayers (see also 2 Sam 1:18). |
