Discovery Box| (0.38) | (Job 13:10) | 1 tn The verbal idea is intensified with the infinitive absolute. This is the same verb used in v. 3; here it would have the sense of “rebuke, convict.” |
| (0.38) | (Job 11:6) | 2 tn The verb is the imperative with a ו (vav). Following the jussive, this clause would be subordinated to the preceding (see GKC 325 §110.i). |
| (0.38) | (Job 10:10) | 3 tn The verbs in v. 10 are prefixed conjugations; since the reference is to the womb, these would need to be classified as preterites. |
| (0.38) | (Job 10:3) | 5 tn The Hiphil of the verb יָפַע (yafaʿ) means “shine.” In this context the expression “you shine upon” would mean “have a glowing expression,” be radiant, or smile. |
| (0.38) | (Job 10:2) | 2 tn The Hiphil imperative of יָדַע (yadaʿ) would more literally be “cause me to know.” It is a plea for God to help him understand the afflictions. |
| (0.38) | (Job 9:32) | 1 tn The personal pronoun that would be expected as the subject of a noun clause is sometimes omitted (see GKC 360 §116.s). Here it has been supplied. |
| (0.38) | (Job 9:14) | 6 tn The LXX goes a different way after changing the first person to the third: “Oh then that he would hearken to me, or judge my cause.” |
| (0.38) | (Job 9:4) | 1 tn The genitive phrase translated “in heart” would be a genitive of specification, specifying that the wisdom of God is in his intelligent decisions. |
| (0.38) | (Job 5:10) | 2 tn In both halves of the verse the literal rendering would be “upon the face of the earth” and “upon the face of the fields.” |
| (0.38) | (Job 4:2) | 2 tn The Piel perfect is difficult here. It would normally be translated “has one tried (words with you)?” Most commentaries posit a conditional clause, however. |
| (0.38) | (Job 3:13) | 2 tn The copula on the verb indicates a sequence for the imperfect: “and then I would….” In the second half of the verse it is paralleled by “then.” |
| (0.38) | (Job 1:11) | 2 tn The force of the imperatives in this sentence are almost conditional—if God were to do this, then surely Job would respond differently. |
| (0.38) | (Ezr 7:10) | 2 tn Heb “to do and to teach.” The expression may be a hendiadys, in which case it would have the sense of “effectively teaching.” |
| (0.38) | (Ezr 1:1) | 2 sn The first year of Cyrus would be ca. 539 b.c. Cyrus reigned in Persia from ca. 539-530 b.c. |
| (0.38) | (2Ch 36:22) | 1 sn The first year of Cyrus would be ca. 539 b.c. Cyrus reigned in Persia from ca. 539-530 b.c. |
| (0.38) | (2Ch 36:7) | 2 tn Heb “in Babylon.” Repeating the proper name “Babylon” here would be redundant in contemporary English, so “there” has been used in the translation. |
| (0.38) | (2Ch 25:23) | 1 tn Heb “400 cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the distance would have been about 600 feet (180 m). |
| (0.38) | (2Ch 6:13) | 1 tn Heb “5 cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the length would have been 7.5 feet (2.25 m). |
| (0.38) | (2Ch 6:13) | 3 tn Heb “3 cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the height would have been 4.5 feet (1.35 m). |
| (0.38) | (2Ch 4:2) | 2 tn Heb “10 cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the diameter would have been 15 feet (4.5 m). |
