Discovery Box| (0.5003795) | (2Sa 21:12) |
5 tc Against the MT, this word is better read without the definite article. The MT reading is probably here the result of wrong word division, with the letter ה (he) belonging with the preceding word שָׁם (sham) as the he directive (i.e., שָׁמָּה, samah, “to there”). |
| (0.5003795) | (2Sa 21:16) |
3 tn Either the word “shekels” should be supplied here, or the Hebrew word מִשְׁקַל (mishqal, “weight”) right before “bronze” is a corrupted form of the word for shekel. If the latter is the case the problem probably resulted from another occurrence of the word מִשְׁקַל just four words earlier in the verse. |
| (0.5003795) | (2Sa 22:5) |
3 tn In this poetic narrative context the prefixed verbal form is best understood as a preterite indicating past tense, not an imperfect. (Note the perfect verbal form in the parallel/preceding line.) The verb בָּעַת (ba’at) sometimes by metonymy carries the nuance “frighten,” but the parallelism (note “engulfed” in the preceding line) favors the meaning “overwhelm” here. |
| (0.5003795) | (2Sa 22:9) |
1 tn Heb “within” or “[from] within.” For a discussion of the use of the preposition בְּ (bet) here, see R. B. Chisholm, “An Exegetical and Theological Study of Psalm 18/2 Samuel 22” (Th.D. diss., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1983), 163-64. |
| (0.5003795) | (2Sa 22:9) |
2 tn Or “in his anger.” The noun אַף (’af) can carry the abstract meaning “anger,” but the parallelism (note “from his mouth”) suggests the more concrete meaning “nose” here (most English versions, “nostrils”). See also v. here%27s&tab=notes" ver="">16, “the powerful breath of your nose.” |
| (0.5003795) | (1Ki 1:14) |
1 tn In the Hebrew text the sentence is introduced by the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”), which here draws attention to Nathan’s concluding word of assurance and support. For this use of the word, see HALOT 252 s.v. הִנֵּה. |
| (0.5003795) | (1Ki 1:40) |
1 tn Heb “and all the people went up after him, and the people were playing flutes and rejoicing with great joy and the ground split open at the sound of them.” The verb בָּקַע (baqa’, “to split open”), which elsewhere describes the effects of an earthquake, is obviously here an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis. |
| (0.5003795) | (1Ki 3:2) |
2 tn Heb “for the name of the |
| (0.5003795) | (1Ki 3:12) |
3 tn This statement is introduced by the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) which draws attention to and emphasizes what follows. The translation assumes that the perfect tense here indicates that the action occurs as the statement is made (i.e., “right now I give you”). |
| (0.5003795) | (1Ki 5:1) |
1 sn The verse numbers in the English Bible differ from those in the Hebrew text (BHS) here; here%27s&tab=notes" ver="">5:1-18 in the English Bible corresponds to 5:15-32 in the Hebrew text. See the note at here%27s&tab=notes" ver="">4:21. |
| (0.5003795) | (1Ki 7:6) |
4 tn Heb “and a porch was in front of them (i.e., the aforementioned pillars) and pillars and a roof in front of them (i.e., the aforementioned pillars and porch).” The precise meaning of the term translated “roof” is uncertain; it occurs only here and in Ezek 41:25-26. |
| (0.5003795) | (1Ki 8:58) |
1 tn Heb “to bend our hearts toward him.” The infinitive is subordinate to the initial prayer, “may the |
| (0.5003795) | (1Ki 11:2) |
3 tn Heb “Solomon clung to them for love.” The pronominal suffix, translated “them,” is masculine here, even though it appears the foreign women are in view. Perhaps this is due to attraction to the masculine forms used of the nations earlier in the verse. |
| (0.5003795) | (1Ki 16:34) |
6 sn Warned through Joshua son of Nun. For the background to this statement, see Josh 6:26, where Joshua pronounces a curse on the one who dares to rebuild Jericho. Here that curse is viewed as a prophecy spoken by God through Joshua. |
| (0.5003795) | (1Ki 18:29) |
2 tc The Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta include the following words here: “When it was time to offer the sacrifice, Elijah the Tishbite spoke to the prophets of the abominations: ‘Stand aside for the time being, and I will offer my burnt offering.’ So they stood aside and departed.” |
| (0.5003795) | (1Ki 21:23) |
1 tc A few Hebrew |
| (0.5003795) | (1Ki 22:46) |
1 tn Heb “and the rest of the male cultic prostitutes who were left in the days of Asa his father, he burned from the land.” Some understand the verb בִּעֵר (bi’er) to mean “sweep away” here rather than “burn.” See the note at 1 Kgs 14:10. |
| (0.5003795) | (2Ki 2:24) |
1 tn Heb “he cursed them in the name of the |
| (0.5003795) | (2Ki 3:25) |
1 tn Heb “and [on] every good portion they were throwing each man his stone and they filled it.” The vav + perfect (“and they filled”) here indicates customary action contemporary with the situation described in the preceding main clause (where a customary imperfect is used, “they were throwing”). See the note at here%27s&tab=notes" ver="">3:4. |
| (0.5003795) | (2Ki 8:9) |
3 tn Heb “and.” It is possible that the conjunction is here explanatory, equivalent to English “that is.” In this case the forty camel loads constitute the “gift” and one should translate, “He took along a gift, consisting of forty camel loads of all the fine things of Damascus.” |
