Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Psa 1:4) | 2 tn Heb “[they are] like the chaff which [the] wind blows about.” The Hebrew imperfect verbal form draws attention to the typical nature of the action described. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 1:3) | 4 tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal forms in v. 3 draw attention to the typical nature of the actions/states they describe. |
| (0.30) | (Job 29:2) | 2 tn The preposition כ (kaf) is used here in an expression describing the state desired, especially in the former time (see GKC 376 §118.u). |
| (0.30) | (Job 28:18) | 2 tn In Lam 4:7 these are described as red, and so have been identified as rubies (so NIV) or corals. |
| (0.30) | (Job 28:3) | 2 tn The verse ends with “the stone of darkness and deep darkness.” The genitive would be location, describing the place where the stones are found. |
| (0.30) | (Job 27:18) | 2 tn The Hebrew word is the word for “booth,” as in the Feast of Booths. The word describes something that is flimsy; it is not substantial at all. |
| (0.30) | (Job 25:2) | 1 tn The word הַמְשֵׁל (hamshel) is a Hiphil infinitive absolute used as a noun. It describes the rulership or dominion that God has, that which gives power and authority. |
| (0.30) | (Job 24:18) | 4 sn The wicked person is described here as a spray or foam upon the waters, built up in the agitation of the waters but dying away swiftly. |
| (0.30) | (Job 19:11) | 1 tn The verb is a nonpreterite vayyiqtol perhaps employed to indicate that the contents of v. 11 are a logical sequence to the actions described in v. 10. |
| (0.30) | (Job 14:14) | 3 tn The verb אֲיַחֵל (ʾayakhel) may be rendered “I will/would wait” or “I will/would hope.” The word describes eager expectation and longing hope. |
| (0.30) | (Job 12:15) | 2 sn The verse is focusing on the two extremes of drought and flood. Both are described as being under the power of God. |
| (0.30) | (Job 4:8) | 2 sn The figure is an implied metaphor. Plowing suggests the idea of deliberately preparing (or cultivating) life for evil. This describes those who are fundamentally wicked. |
| (0.30) | (Job 3:21) | 1 tn The verse simply begins with the participle in apposition to the expressions in the previous verse describing those who are bitter. The preposition is added from the context. |
| (0.30) | (Job 2:3) | 2 tn This is the same word used to describe Job as “blameless, pure.” Here it carries the idea of “integrity”; Job remained blameless, perfect. |
| (0.30) | (Neh 6:9) | 1 tn The participle has a desiderative nuance here, describing the desire of the subject and not necessarily the actual outcome. See also v. 14. |
| (0.30) | (Ezr 5:5) | 1 tn Aram “the eye of their God was on.” The idiom describes the attentive care that one exercises in behalf of the object of his concern. |
| (0.30) | (2Ki 3:4) | 2 tn The vav + perfect here indicates customary action contemporary with the situation described in the preceding main clause. See IBHS 533-34 §32.2.3e. |
| (0.30) | (1Ki 9:22) | 1 sn These work crews. The work crews referred to here must be different than the temporary crews described in 5:13-16. |
| (0.30) | (2Sa 14:7) | 2 sn My remaining coal is here metaphorical language, describing the one remaining son as her only source of lingering hope for continuing the family line. |
| (0.30) | (2Sa 12:3) | 2 tn The three Hebrew imperfect verbal forms in this sentence have a customary nuance; they describe past actions that were repeated or typical. |
