⁴ sn Walk around mourning. See Ps 38:6 for a similar idea.

¹ tn The idea is that of the open countryside. The Aramaism is found only here.

² sn The idea is that it was all hammered from a single plate of gold.

² tn The text repeats the idea: “you will make for its hem…all around its hem.”

¹ tn The preterite with the vav consecutive is subordinated to the main idea of the verse.

² tn The perfect verbal form with vav consecutive carries on the certain future idea.

⁴ tn The verb “to station” was used to translate ἑστάθη (hestathē) because it connotes the idea of purposeful arrangement in English, which seems to be the idea in the Greek.

¹ tn The adverbial participle ἀκούσαντες (akousantes) is understood to be temporal and translated with “since.” A causal idea may also be in the apostle’s mind, but the context emphasizes temporal ideas, e.g., “from the day” (v. 6).

⁵ sn This is the only mention of the resurrection of the unrighteous in Acts. The idea parallels the idea of Jesus as the judge of both the living and the dead (Acts 10:42; 17:31).

¹ tn Heb “If you will not listen to it.” For the use of the feminine singular pronoun to refer to the idea(s) expressed in the preceding verse(s), see GKC 440-41 §135.p.

¹ tn The word is normally translated “believe” in the Bible. The idea is that of considering something dependable and acting on it. The idea of reliability is found also in the Niphal stem usages.

² tn The perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive brings the cohortative idea forward: “and let us possess it”; it may also be subordinated to form a purpose or result idea.

² tn The idea of eating “your fill” is evident in the context with the use of χορτάζω (chortazō) in v. 21.

² tn The participle λαλοῦσαν (lalousan) has been translated as “began to speak.” The use of πάλιν (palin) indicates an ingressive idea.

² sn The idea is that certain angels acted improperly, going outside the bounds prescribed by God (their proper domain).

² tn Grk “in.” The idea is that the fruit of the light is “expressed in” or “consists of.”

¹ tn The Greek participle συμβιβαζόμενον (sumbibazomenon) translated “held together” also has in different contexts, the idea of teaching implied in it.

³ tn The phrase “very well” is supplied in the translation to complete the elided idea, but its absence is telling.

³ tn This infinitive conveys the idea that the boats were at the point of sinking (BDF §338.1).

⁴ tn Grk “they feared a great fear” (a Semitic idiom which intensifies the main idea, in this case their fear).