¹ tn Heb “from you and here.”

¹ tc The LXX has the plural here, “cities.”

³ tn The Hebrew preposition here has the sense of “from within.”

³ tn Heb “the crowd melted and went, even here.”

² tc Most of the LXX ms tradition has here “Gath.”

¹ tn The Hebrew text adds here “with his hand.”

² tn The Hebrew text adds here “with his hand.”

¹ tc Many medieval Hebrew mss include the words “his son” here.

¹ tn Heb “chop off your arm.” The arm here symbolizes strength and activity.

³ tc The LXX and a Qumran manuscript have the first person pronoun “my” here.

¹ tn The Hebrew text adds “so that” here, formally connecting this clause with the next.

¹ tn Many English versions (e.g., KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV) read “30,000” here.

⁴ tn The expression “is better” is understood here by ellipsis (see the immediately preceding statement).

¹ tn Heb “splendor,” used here by metonymy as a title for the Lord.

¹ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative verbal form indicates purpose/result here.

¹ tc Many medieval Hebrew mss have “the earth” here, instead of the MT’s “the field.”

¹ tn Heb “Here is your maidservant, for a lowly servant to wash.”

¹ tn Or “sentries.” Some translate “outpost” (NIV) or “garrison” (NAB, NRSV, NLT) here (see 1 Sam 13:3). The noun is plural in the Hebrew text, but the LXX and other ancient witnesses read a singular noun here.

¹ tn The disjunctive clause is contrastive here. The words “with them” have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹ tc The LXX, a Qumran ms, and a few old Latin mss have the third person pronominal suffix “his” here.