Discovery Box| (1.001135) | (Job 26:11) |
1 sn H. H. Rowley (Job [NCBC], 173) says these are the great mountains, perceived to hold up the sky. |
| (1.001135) | (Eze 13:8) |
1 tn The word h!nn@h indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb. |
| (1.001135) | (Eze 30:22) |
1 tn The word h!nn@h indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb. |
| (0.8655918125) | (Exo 16:20) |
1 tn Heb “men”; this usage is designed to mean “some” (see GKC 447 §138.h, n. 1). |
| (0.8655918125) | (Exo 33:7) |
4 tn The infinitive absolute is used here as an adverb (see GKC 341 §113.h). |
| (0.8655918125) | (2Ki 5:18) |
1 sn Rimmon was the Syrian storm god. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 65. |
| (0.8655918125) | (Pro 14:19) |
3 sn J. H. Greenstone suggests that this means that they are begging for favors (Proverbs, 154). |
| (0.8655918125) | (Isa 34:6) |
1 tn The verb is a rare Hotpaal passive form. See GKC 150 §54.h. |
| (0.79930554166667) | (Job 5:9) |
4 sn H. H. Rowley (Job [NCBC], 54) notes that the verse fits Eliphaz’s approach very well, for he has good understanding of the truth, but has difficulty in making the correct conclusions from it. |
| (0.79930554166667) | (Job 12:4) |
4 tn Heb “one calling to God and he answered him.” H. H. Rowley (Job [NCBC], 92) contends that because Job has been saying that God is not answering him, these words must be part of the derisive words of his friends. |
| (0.79930554166667) | (Job 23:3) |
2 sn H. H. Rowley (Job [NCBC], 159) quotes Strahan without reference: “It is the chief distinction between Job and his friends that he desires to meet God and they do not.” |
| (0.79930554166667) | (Job 28:6) |
2 sn H. H. Rowley (Job [NCBC], 181) suggests that if it is lapis lazuli, then the dust of gold would refer to the particles of iron pyrite found in lapis lazuli which glitter like gold. |
| (0.79930554166667) | (Job 30:11) |
2 sn People throw off all restraint in my presence means that when people saw how God afflicted Job, robbing him of his influence and power, then they turned on him with unrestrained insolence (H. H. Rowley, Job [NCBC], 193). |
| (0.79930554166667) | (Job 35:10) |
1 tn There have been several attempts to emend the line, none of which are particularly helpful or interesting. H. H. Rowley (Job [NCBC], 225) says, “It is a pity to rob Elihu of a poetic line when he creates one.” |
| (0.794234375) | (Gen 26:9) |
1 tn Heb “Surely, look!” See N. H. Snaith, “The meaning of Hebrew ‘ak,” VT 14 (1964): 221-25. |
| (0.794234375) | (Exo 23:5) |
3 sn See H. B. Huffmon, “Exodus 23:4-5: A Comparative Study,” A Light Unto My Path, 271-78. |
| (0.794234375) | (2Ki 13:5) |
1 sn The identity of this unnamed “deliverer” is debated. For options see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 143. |
| (0.794234375) | (2Ki 17:31) |
1 sn Nibhaz and Tartak were two Elamite deities. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 212. |
| (0.794234375) | (2Ki 18:17) |
1 sn For a discussion of these titles see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 229-30. |
| (0.794234375) | (2Ki 19:13) |
1 sn Lair is a city located in northeastern Babylon. See M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 235. |
