1 tn Heb “and he lifted his hand to [or “concerning”] them.” The idiom “to lift a hand” here refers to swearing an oath. One would sometimes solemnly lift one’s hand when making such a vow (see Ezek 20:5-6, 15).
2 tn Heb “to cause them to fall.”
3 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
4 tn Heb “and to cause their offspring to fall.” Some emend the verb to “scatter” to form tighter parallelism with the following line (cf. NRSV “disperse”).
5 tn Heb “among the lands.” The word “foreign” is supplied in the translation for clarification.
