3:16 Then those who respected 1 the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord took notice. 2 A scroll 3 was prepared before him in which were recorded the names of those who respected the Lord and honored his name.
1 tn Or “fear” (so NAB); NRSV “revered”; NCV “honored.”
2 tn Heb “heard and listened”; NAB “listened attentively.”
3 sn The scroll mentioned here is a “memory book” (סֵפֶר זִכָּרוֹן, sefer zikkaron) in which the