Discovery Box| (0.57622994594595) | (2Ki 19:14) |
1 tc The MT has the plural, “letters,” but the final mem is probably dittographic (note the initial mem on the form that immediately follows). Some Greek and Aramaic witnesses have the singular. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (2Ki 19:27) |
1 tc Heb “your going out and your coming in.” The MT also has here, “and how you have raged against me.” However, this line is probably dittographic (note the beginning of the next line). |
| (0.57622994594595) | (2Ki 20:9) |
1 tn The Hebrew הָלַךְ (halakh, a perfect), “it has moved ahead,” should be emended to הֲיֵלֵךְ (hayelekh, an imperfect with interrogative he [ה] prefixed), “shall it move ahead.” |
| (0.57622994594595) | (2Ki 20:12) |
1 tc The MT has “Berodach-Baladan,” but several Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, and Latin witnesses agree with the parallel passage in Isa 39:1 and read “Merodach-Baladan.” |
| (0.57622994594595) | (2Ki 21:6) |
4 tc Heb “and he multiplied doing what is evil in the eyes of the |
| (0.57622994594595) | (2Ki 21:24) |
1 tn Heb “the people of the land.” The pronoun “they” has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid the repetition of the phrase “the people of the land” from the beginning of the verse. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (1Ch 1:36) |
2 tn The Hebrew text has simply, “and Timna and Amalek,” but Gen 36:12 indicates that Timna, a concubine of Eliphaz, was the mother of Amalek. See also v. 39 below, which states that Timna was the sister of Lotan. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (1Ch 1:41) |
2 tn The parallel geneaology in Gen 36:26 has the variant spelling “Hemdan.” Some English versions follow the variant spelling here (e.g., NAB, NIV, NCV, CEV, NLT). |
| (0.57622994594595) | (1Ch 1:54) |
1 tn Each of the names in this list is preceded by the word “chief” in the Hebrew text. This has not been included in the translation because it would appear very redundant to the modern reader. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (1Ch 4:17) |
1 tn The Hebrew text has simply, “and she gave birth to,” without identifying the subject. The words “Mered’s wife Bithiah” are added in the translation for clarification. See v. 18b, which mentions “Bethiah, whom Mered married.” |
| (0.57622994594595) | (1Ch 6:26) |
1 tc The consonantal Hebrew text (Kethib) has, “Elkanah, his son, Elkanah.” The marginal reading (Qere) is “Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah.” The text probably originally read simply, “Elkanah his son.” |
| (0.57622994594595) | (1Ch 6:28) |
1 tc The Hebrew text lacks the name יוֹאֵל (yo’el, “Joel”), which has probably dropped out due to homoioteleuton (note the last three letters of the preceding name שְׁמוּאֵל (shÿmuel, “Samuel”). |
| (0.57622994594595) | (1Ch 17:5) |
2 sn I have lived in a tent that has been in various places. The point here is that the Lord moved with the tabernacle as it moved from place to place; he did not confine himself to a particular location. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (1Ch 21:5) |
3 tc The parallel text in 2 Sam 24:9 has variant figures: “In Israel there were eight hundred thousand sword-wielding warriors, and in Judah there were five hundred thousands soldiers.” |
| (0.57622994594595) | (1Ch 23:16) |
1 tn The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one name appears after this. The attached phrase “the oldest” might indicate that Shebuel was not Gershom’s only son, but note v. 17. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (1Ch 23:17) |
1 tn The Hebrew text has “the sons of Eliezer were,” but only one name appears after this in the verse, and we are specifically told that Eliezer had no other sons. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (1Ch 23:18) |
1 tn The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one name appears after this. The attached phrase “the oldest” might indicate that Shelomith was not Izhar’s only son, but note v. 17. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (1Ch 25:3) |
4 tc The list includes only five names. Apparently the name “Shimei” (see v. 17), which appears in one medieval Hebrew |
| (0.57622994594595) | (1Ch 28:5) |
1 tn Heb “from all my sons, for many sons the |
| (0.57622994594595) | (2Ch 2:2) |
4 tc The parallel text of MT in 1 Kgs 5:16 has “thirty-six hundred,” but some Greek |
