Discovery Box| (0.67635514705882) | (Exo 34:21) |
3 sn See M. Dahood, “Vocative lamed in Exodus 2,4 and Merismus in 34,21,” Bib 62 (1981): 413-15. |
| (0.67635514705882) | (Lev 1:2) |
1 tn “When” here translates the MT’s כִּי (ki, “if, when”), which regularly introduces main clauses in legislative contexts (see, e.g., Lev 2:1, 4; 4:2, etc.) in contrast to אִם (’im, “if”), which usually introduces subordinate sections (see, e.g., Lev 1:3, 10, 14; 2:5, 7, 14; 4:3, 13, etc.; cf. כִּי in Exod 21:2 and 7 as opposed to אִם in vv. 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, and 11). |
| (0.67635514705882) | (Lev 4:27) |
2 tn Heb “If one person sins by straying, from the people of the land.” See Lev 4:2 for a note on “straying.” |
| (0.67635514705882) | (Lev 5:15) |
5 sn The sanctuary shekel was about 10 grams (= ca. two fifths of an ounce; J. E. Shepherd, NIDOTTE 4:237-38). |
| (0.67635514705882) | (Lev 12:2) |
2 sn The regulations for the “male child” in vv. 2-4 contrast with those for the “female child” in v. 5 (see the note there). |
| (0.67635514705882) | (Lev 14:56) |
3 sn Cf. Lev 13:4, 18-28, 38-39. For explanations of all these terms for disease in Lev 14:56 see 13:2. |
| (0.67635514705882) | (Num 1:3) |
5 tn The noun (צָבָא, tsava’) means “army” or “military group.” But the word can also be used for nonmilitary divisions of labor (Num 4:3). |
| (0.67635514705882) | (Num 13:33) |
1 sn The Nephilim are the legendary giants of antiquity. They are first discussed in Gen 6:4. This forms part of the pessimism of the spies’ report. |
| (0.67635514705882) | (Deu 1:1) |
5 sn This place is otherwise unattested and its location is unknown. Perhaps it is Khirbet Sufah, 4 mi (6 km) SSE of Madaba, Jordan. |
| (0.67635514705882) | (Deu 1:4) |
7 sn Edrei is probably modern Deràa, 60 mi (95 km) south of Damascus (see Num 21:33; Josh 12:4; 13:12, 31). |
| (0.67635514705882) | (Deu 3:11) |
5 tn Heb “nine cubits.” Assuming a length of 18 in (45 cm) for the standard cubit, this would be 13.5 ft (4.1 m) long. |
| (0.67635514705882) | (Deu 7:8) |
2 tn For the verb אָהַב (’ahav, “to love”) as a term of choice or election, see note on the word “loved” in Deut 4:37. |
| (0.67635514705882) | (Deu 19:9) |
1 tn Heb “all this commandment.” This refers here to the entire covenant agreement of the Book of Deuteronomy as encapsulated in the Shema (Deut 6:4-5). |
| (0.67635514705882) | (Jdg 7:25) |
4 tn Heb “beyond the Jordan.” The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text but has been supplied in the translation for clarity (also in 8:4). |
| (0.67635514705882) | (2Sa 5:10) |
1 tc 4QSama and the LXX lack the word “God,” probably due to harmonization with the more common biblical phrase “the |
| (0.67635514705882) | (2Sa 18:12) |
3 tn Heb “a thousand [shekels] of silver.” This would have been about 25 pounds (11.4 kg) of silver by weight. |
| (0.67635514705882) | (2Sa 19:6) |
2 tc The translation follows the Qere, 4QSama, and many medieval Hebrew |
| (0.67635514705882) | (2Sa 22:2) |
2 sn My stronghold. David often found safety in such strongholds. See 1 Sam 22:4-5; 24:22; 2 Sam 5:9, 17; 23:14. |
| (0.67635514705882) | (1Ki 7:13) |
1 tn Heb “King Solomon sent and took Hiram from Tyre.” In 2 Chr 2:13 (MT v. 12) and 4:11, 16 his name is spelled “Huram.” |
| (0.67635514705882) | (1Ki 12:18) |
1 tc The MT has “Adoram” here, but the Old Greek translation and Syriac Peshitta have “Adoniram.” Cf. 1 Kgs 4:6. |
