Discovery Box| (0.62693627118644) | (Lam 5:1) |
4 tn Although normally used in reference to visual sight, רָאָה (ra’ah) is often used in reference to cognitive processes and mental observation. See the note on “Consider” at 2:20. |
| (0.62693627118644) | (Joh 8:36) |
1 tn Or “Son.” The question is whether “son” is to be understood as a direct reference to Jesus himself, or as an indirect reference (a continuation of the generic illustration begun in the previous verse). |
| (0.62693627118644) | (1Jo 2:6) |
2 tn Grk “in him.” Context indicates a reference to God since a different pronoun, ἐκεινος (ekeinos), is used later in the same verse to indicate a reference to Jesus. See the note on “Jesus” later in this verse. |
| (0.62305779661017) | (Gen 14:17) |
3 sn The King’s Valley is possibly a reference to what came to be known later as the Kidron Valley. |
| (0.62305779661017) | (Lev 20:13) |
1 tn Heb “[as the] lyings of a woman.” The specific reference here is to homosexual intercourse between males. |
| (0.62305779661017) | (Num 13:20) |
3 sn The reference to the first ripe grapes would put the time somewhere at the end of July. |
| (0.62305779661017) | (Deu 29:15) |
1 tn This is interpreted by some English versions as a reference to generations not yet born (cf. TEV, CEV, NLT). |
| (0.62305779661017) | (Deu 33:8) |
2 tn Heb “godly man.” The reference is probably to Moses as representative of the whole tribe of Levi. |
| (0.62305779661017) | (Deu 34:2) |
1 tn Or “western” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); Heb “latter,” a reference to the Mediterranean Sea (cf. NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT). |
| (0.62305779661017) | (Jdg 2:14) |
2 sn The expression robbers who plundered them is a derogatory reference to the enemy nations, as the next line indicates. |
| (0.62305779661017) | (1Sa 28:3) |
3 sn See Isa 8:19 for another reference to magicians who attempted to conjure up underworld spirits. |
| (0.62305779661017) | (2Sa 5:8) |
3 tn Heb “the house.” TEV takes this as a reference to the temple (“the Lord’s house”). |
| (0.62305779661017) | (1Ki 4:23) |
1 tn The words “in the stall” are added for clarification; note the immediately following reference to cattle from the pasture. |
| (0.62305779661017) | (1Ki 18:6) |
1 tn The Hebrew text has “alone” here and again in reference to Obadiah toward the end of the verse. |
| (0.62305779661017) | (1Ch 12:18) |
1 tn Perhaps “the Spirit,” but the text has simply רוּחַ (ruakh) with no article (suggesting an indefinite reference). |
| (0.62305779661017) | (Job 30:2) |
1 tn The reference is to the fathers of the scorners, who are here regarded as weak and worthless. |
| (0.62305779661017) | (Job 36:10) |
2 tn The revelation is in the preceding verse, and so a pronoun must be added to make the reference clear. |
| (0.62305779661017) | (Psa 50:23) |
1 sn The reference to a thank-offering recalls the earlier statement made in v. 14. Gratitude characterizes genuine worship. |
| (0.62305779661017) | (Psa 68:16) |
3 tn Heb “[at] the mountain God desires for his dwelling place.” The reference is to Mount Zion/Jerusalem. |
| (0.62305779661017) | (Psa 105:40) |
2 tn Or “bread of heaven.” The reference is to manna (see Exod 16:4, 13-15). |
