Discovery Box| (0.56368705) | (Neh 8:3) |
2 tn Heb “all who could hear with understanding.” The word “children” is understood to be implied here by a number of English versions (e.g., NAB, TEV, NLT). |
| (0.56368705) | (Neh 8:9) |
1 tc The unexpected reference to Nehemiah here has led some scholars to suspect that the phrase “Nehemiah the governor” is a later addition to the text and not original. |
| (0.56368705) | (Neh 9:30) |
1 tn The Hebrew expression here is elliptical. The words “your kindness” are not included in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.56368705) | (Est 1:5) |
2 tc The LXX has ἕξ ({ex, “six”) instead of “seven.” Virtually all English versions follow the reading of the MT here, “seven.” |
| (0.56368705) | (Est 1:10) |
2 tn Heb “King Ahasuerus”; here the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun “him” in the translation for stylistic reasons. Cf. similarly NIV, NCV, CEV, NLT “King Xerxes.” |
| (0.56368705) | (Est 4:1) |
1 tn Heb “Mordecai.” The pronoun (“he”) was used in the translation for stylistic reasons. A repetition of the proper name here is redundant in terms of contemporary English style. |
| (0.56368705) | (Est 4:13) |
1 tn Heb “Mordecai.” The pronoun (“he”) was used in the translation for stylistic reasons. A repetition of the proper name here is redundant in terms of contemporary English style. |
| (0.56368705) | (Est 7:7) |
1 sn There is great irony here in that the man who set out to destroy all the Jews now finds himself begging for his own life from a Jew. |
| (0.56368705) | (Est 8:4) |
1 tn Heb “Esther.” The pronoun (“she”) was used in the translation for stylistic reasons. A repetition of the proper name is redundant here in terms of contemporary English style. |
| (0.56368705) | (Job 1:3) |
1 tn The word means “cattle, livestock, possessions” (see also Gen 26:14). Here it includes the livestock, but also the entire substance of his household. |
| (0.56368705) | (Job 1:5) |
7 tn The clause stands as an accusative to the verb, here as the direct object introduced with “perhaps” (IBHS 645-46 §38.8d). |
| (0.56368705) | (Job 1:10) |
1 tn The use of the independent personal pronoun here emphasizes the subject of the verb: “Have you not put up a hedge.” |
| (0.56368705) | (Job 2:3) |
2 tn This is the same word used to describe Job as “blameless, pure.” Here it carries the idea of “integrity”; Job remained blameless, perfect. |
| (0.56368705) | (Job 2:6) |
1 tn The particle הִנּוֹ (hinno) is literally, “here he is!” God presents Job to Satan, with the restriction on preserving Job’s life. |
| (0.56368705) | (Job 3:6) |
1 tn The verb is simply לָקַח (laqakh, “to take”). Here it conveys a strong sense of seizing something and not letting it go. |
| (0.56368705) | (Job 3:10) |
1 tn The subject is still “that night.” Here, at the end of this first section, Job finally expresses the crime of that night – it did not hinder his birth. |
| (0.56368705) | (Job 3:16) |
5 tn The word עֹלְלִים (’olÿlim) normally refers to “nurslings.” Here it must refer to infants in general since it refers to a stillborn child. |
| (0.56368705) | (Job 4:2) |
2 tn The Piel perfect is difficult here. It would normally be translated “has one tried (words with you)?” Most commentaries posit a conditional clause, however. |
| (0.56368705) | (Job 4:4) |
2 tn The form is the singular active participle, interpreted here collectively. The verb is used of knees that give way (Isa 35:3; Ps 109:24). |
| (0.56368705) | (Job 4:7) |
4 tn The adjective is used here substantivally. Without the article the word stresses the meaning of “uprightness.” Job will use “innocent” and “upright” together in 17:8. |
