Discovery Box| (0.57) | (Job 28:17) | 2 tc The MT has “vase,” but the versions have a plural here, suggesting jewels of gold. |
| (0.57) | (Job 12:6) | 2 tn The plural is used to suggest the supreme degree of arrogant confidence (E. Dhorme, Job, 171). |
| (0.57) | (1Ki 6:8) | 1 tc The Hebrew text has “middle,” but the remainder of the verse suggests this is an error. |
| (0.57) | (Rut 1:14) | 4 sn Clung tightly. The expression suggests strong commitment (see R. L. Hubbard, Jr., Ruth [NICOT], 115). |
| (0.57) | (Deu 1:1) | 5 tn The Hebrew term בֵּין (ben) may suggest “in the area of.” |
| (0.57) | (Num 21:16) | 2 sn Isa 15:8 mentions a Moabite Beerelim, which Simons suggests is Wadi Ettemed. |
| (0.57) | (Num 1:14) | 1 tc The LXX and Syriac reflect ר (resh) rather than ד (dalet), suggesting the name Reuel. |
| (0.57) | (Exo 15:11) | 3 tn S. R. Driver suggests “praiseworthy acts” as the translation (Exodus, 137). |
| (0.57) | (Gen 39:20) | 1 tn Heb “the house of roundness,” suggesting that the prison might have been a fortress or citadel. |
| (0.57) | (Gen 37:35) | 1 tn Heb “arose, stood”; which here suggests that they stood by him in his time of grief. |
| (0.57) | (Gen 25:22) | 1 tn The Hebrew word used here suggests a violent struggle that was out of the ordinary. |
| (0.51) | (Rev 13:18) | 2 sn The translation man’s number suggests that the beast’s number is symbolic of humanity in general, while the translation a man’s number suggests that it represents an individual. |
| (0.51) | (Luk 22:2) | 6 sn The suggestion here is that Jesus was too popular to openly arrest him. The verb were trying is imperfect. It suggests, in this context, that they were always considering the opportunities. |
| (0.51) | (Luk 12:11) | 1 sn The saying looks at persecution both from a Jewish context as the mention of synagogues suggests, and from a Gentile one as the reference to the rulers and the authorities suggests. |
| (0.51) | (Mar 14:2) | 1 sn The suggestion here is that Jesus was too popular to openly arrest him. The verb were trying is imperfect. It suggests, in this context, that they were always considering the opportunities. |
| (0.51) | (Psa 68:15) | 3 tn The meaning of the Hebrew term, which appears only here in the OT, is uncertain. HALOT 174 s.v. גַּבְנוֹן suggests “many-peaked,” while BDB 148 s.v. גַּבְנִן suggests “rounded summit.” |
| (0.51) | (Job 9:9) | 1 sn The Hebrew has עָשׁ (ʿash), although in 38:32 it is עַיִשׁ (ʿayish). This has been suggested to be Aldebaran, a star in the constellation Taurus, but there have been many other suggestions put forward by the commentaries. |
| (0.50) | (Rev 8:3) | 3 sn A golden censer was a bowl in which incense was burned. The imagery suggests the OT role of the priest. |
| (0.50) | (2Pe 2:1) | 6 tn Grk “even.” The καί (kai) is ascensive, suggesting that the worst heresy is mentioned in the words that follow. |
| (0.50) | (Col 4:16) | 3 sn This letter is otherwise unknown, but some have suggested that it is the letter known today as Ephesians. |
