1 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
2 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
3 tn Heb “were not praised,” that is, in wedding songs. The young men died in masses, leaving no husbands for the young women.
4 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
5 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
6 sn Because of the invading army and the ensuing panic, the priests’ widows had no time to carry out the normal mourning rites.
