20:20 But he said, “You may not pass through.” Then Edom came out against them 1 with a large and powerful force. 2
23:22 God brought them 3 out of Egypt.
They have, as it were, the strength of a wild bull. 4
35:20 “But if he strikes him out of hatred or throws something at him intentionally 5 so that he dies,
1 tn Heb “to meet him.”
2 tn Heb “with many [heavy] people and with a strong hand.” The translation presented above is interpretive, but that is what the line means. It was a show of force, numbers and weapons, to intimidate the Israelites.
3 tn The form is the Hiphil participle from יָצַא (yatsa’) with the object suffix. He is the one who brought them out.
4 sn The expression is “the horns of the wild ox” (KJV “unicorn”). The point of the image is strength or power. Horns are also used in the Bible to represent kingship (see Pss 89 and 132).
5 tn The Hebrew text is more vivid: “by lying in wait.”