Discovery Box| (0.57622994594595) | (2Ch 4:11) |
1 tn Heb “Huram,” but here this refers to Huram Abi (2 Chr 2:13). The complete name has been used in the translation to avoid possible confusion with King Huram of Tyre. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (2Ch 4:14) |
1 tc The Hebrew text has עָשָׂה (’asah, “he made”), which is probably a corruption of עֶשֶׂר (’eser, “ten”; see 1 Kgs 7:43). |
| (0.57622994594595) | (2Ch 4:14) |
2 tc The Hebrew text has עָשָׂה (’asah, “he made”), which is probably a corruption of עֲשָׂרָה (’asarah, “ten”; see 1 Kgs 7:43). |
| (0.57622994594595) | (2Ch 7:19) |
1 tn The Hebrew pronoun is plural, suggesting that Solomon and all Israel (or perhaps Solomon and his successors) are in view. To convey this to the English reader, the translation “you people” has been employed. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (2Ch 7:20) |
3 tc Instead of “I will throw away,” the parallel text in 1 Kgs 9:7 has “I will send away.” The two verbs sound very similar in Hebrew, so the discrepancy is likely due to an oral transmissional error. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (2Ch 13:5) |
1 tn Heb “Do you not know that the |
| (0.57622994594595) | (2Ch 20:1) |
1 tc The Hebrew text has “Ammonites,” but they are mentioned just before this. Most translations, following some |
| (0.57622994594595) | (2Ch 20:2) |
2 tn Heb “the Sea”; in context (“from the direction of Edom”) this must refer to the Dead Sea, which has been specified in the translation for clarity (cf. NEB, NLT). |
| (0.57622994594595) | (2Ch 30:13) |
1 tn The Hebrew text adds here, “a very large assembly.” This has not been translated to avoid redundancy with the expression “a huge crowd” at the beginning of the verse. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (Ezr 8:14) |
2 tn The MT has “with him” (so NAB). The present translation (“with them”) is based on the reading of many medieval Hebrew |
| (0.57622994594595) | (Ezr 10:34) |
1 tn The name “Bani” appears in both v. 29 and v. 34. One of these names has probably undergone alteration in the transmission process, but it is not clear exactly where the problem lies or how it should be corrected. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (Neh 1:4) |
1 tn Heb “sat down.” Context suggests that this was a rather sudden action, resulting from the emotional shock of the unpleasant news, so “abruptly” has been supplied in the present translation. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (Neh 2:13) |
3 tc For the MT reading שֹׂבֵר (sover, “inspecting”) the LXX erroneously has שֹׁבֵר (shover, “breaking”). However, further destruction of Jerusalem’s walls was obviously not a part of Nehemiah’s purpose. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (Neh 3:8) |
2 tn Heb “[the city wall of] Jerusalem.” The term “Jerusalem” probably functions as a metonymy of association for the city wall of Jerusalem. Accordingly, the phrase “the city wall of” has been supplied in the translation to clarify this figurative expression. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (Neh 12:17) |
1 tn Or “of Miniamin, …; of Moadiah, Piltai,” where the name of the leader of the family of Miniamin has dropped out of the text due to a problem in transmission. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (Est 1:1) |
4 tn Heb “in the days of Ahasuerus, that Ahasuerus who used to rule…” The phrase “I am referring to” has been supplied to clarify the force of the third person masculine singular pronoun, which is functioning like a demonstrative pronoun. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (Est 1:10) |
1 tn Heb “as the heart of the king was good with the wine.” Here the proper name (King Ahasuerus) has been substituted for the title in the translation for stylistic reasons. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (Est 5:8) |
3 tn Heb “I will do according to the word of the king,” i.e., answer the question that he has posed. Cf. NCV “Then I will answer your question about what I want.” |
| (0.57622994594595) | (Job 1:5) |
8 tn Heb “sons,” but since the three daughters are specifically mentioned in v. 4, “children” has been used in the translation. In this patriarchal culture, however, it is possible that only the sons are in view. |
| (0.57622994594595) | (Job 1:8) |
1 tn The Hebrew has “have you placed your heart on Job?” This means “direct your mind to” (cf. BDB 963 s.v. I שׂוּם 2.b). |
