¹ tn The word is a homonym for the word for “head,” which has led to some confusion in the early versions.

¹ tn Heb “his harm [i.e., the harm he conceived for others, see v. 14] returns on his head.”

¹ tn Heb “with your hands on your head.” For the picture here see 2 Sam 13:19.

² tn Heb “an object of lasting hissing. All who pass that way will be appalled and shake their head.”

¹ tc The LXX lacks the first two words (Aram “the visions of my head”) of the Aramaic text.

⁴ tn Aram “head of words.” The phrase is absent in Theodotion. Cf. NIV “the substance of his dream.”

² tn Grk “whoever says to his brother ‘Raca,’” an Aramaic word of contempt or abuse meaning “fool” or “empty head.”

⁴ sn Whether this means a single name on all seven heads or seven names, one on each head, is not clear.

¹ tc A few Hebrew mss, Smr, LXX, Syriac, and Tg. Onq. have the conjunction “and” before “the head,” which would suggest the rendering “and the head and the suet” rather than the rendering of the MT here, “with the head and the suet.”

¹ tn Heb “And a man, when his head is rubbed bare, he is bald-headed.” The translation offered here, referring to the back of the head (i.e., the area from the top of the head sloping backwards), is based on the contrast between this condition and that of the following verse. See also B. A. Levine, Leviticus (JPSTC), 82.

³ sn The action of lifting up the head is a symbol of pride and honor and self-respect (Judg 8:28) – like “hold your head high.” In 11:15 the one who is at peace with God lifts his head (face).

³ tn Heb “he will attack [or “bruise”] you [on] the head.” The singular pronoun and verb agree grammatically with the collective singular noun “offspring.” For other examples of singular verb and pronominal forms being used with the collective singular “offspring,” see Gen 16:10; 22:17; 24:60. The word “head” is an adverbial accusative, locating the blow. A crushing blow to the head would be potentially fatal.

² tn The שֶּׂה (seh) is a single head from the flock, or smaller cattle, which would include both sheep and goats.

² tn Heb “in the skin of his flesh” as opposed to the head or the beard (v. 29; cf. v. 2 above).

¹ tn Heb “And if from the front edge of his face, his head is rubbed bare.” See the note on v. 40 above.

³ tn The word “separation” here is metonymy of adjunct – what is on his head is long hair that goes with the vow.

¹ tn Heb “Anyone who goes out from the doors of your house to the outside, his blood is on his head. We are innocent.”

² tn Heb “But anyone who is with you in the house, his blood is on our head if a hand should be on him.”

⁴ sn Throwing dirt on one’s head was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Lam 2:10; Ezek 27:30).

² tn Heb “his servant he has held back from evil, and the evil of Nabal the Lord has turned back on his head.”