Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Pro 14:3) | 4 tn Heb “lips.” The term “lips” is a metonymy of cause, meaning what they say. The wise by their speech will find protection. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 10:21) | 2 tn The verb רָעָה (raʿah) means “to feed” or “to shepherd” (e.g., Gen 48:15). What they say will meet the needs of many. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 10:19) | 1 tn Heb “does not cease.” It is impossible to avoid sinning in an abundance of words—sooner or later one is bound to say something wrong. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 1:6) | 5 tn The noun חִידָה (khidah, “riddle”) designates enigmatic sayings whose meaning is obscure or hidden, such as a riddle (Num 12:8; Judg 14:12, 19), allegory (Ezek 17:2), perplexing moral problem (Pss 49:5; 78:2), perplexing question (1 Kgs 10:1 = 2 Chr 9:1) or ambiguous saying (Dan 8:23); see BDB 295 s.v. and HALOT 309 s.v. If this is related to Arabic hada (“to turn aside, avoid”), it refers to sayings whose meanings are obscure. The sayings of the wise often take the form of riddles that must be discerned. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 122:1) | 3 tn Heb “in the ones saying to me.” After the verb שָׂמַח (samakh), the preposition ב (bet) usually introduces the reason for joy. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 95:8) | 1 tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation to clarify that the following words are spoken by the Lord (see vv. 9-11). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 91:14) | 1 tn The words “the Lord says” are supplied in the translation to clarify that the words which follow are the Lord’s oracle of assurance. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 82:2) | 1 tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation to indicate that the following speech is God’s judicial decision (see v. 1). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 75:2) | 1 tn The words “God says” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation to clarify that God speaks in vv. 2-3. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 75:10) | 1 tn The words “God says” are not in the Hebrew text. They are supplied in the translation to clarify that God speaks in v. 10. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 53:1) | 4 tn Heb “a fool says in his heart.” The singular is used here in a collective or representative sense; the typical fool is envisioned. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 22:8) | 1 tn The words “they say” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons. The psalmist here quotes the sarcastic taunts of his enemies. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 14:1) | 2 tn Heb “a fool says in his heart.” The singular is used here in a collective or representative sense; the typical fool is envisioned. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 12:4) | 1 tn Heb “which say.” The plural verb after the relative pronoun indicates a plural antecedent for the pronoun, probably “lips” in v. 3. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 2:5) | 2 tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for clarification to indicate that the speaker is the Lord (cf. RSV, NIV). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 2:7) | 1 tn The words “the king says” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The speaker is the Lord’s chosen king. |
| (0.30) | (Job 34:33) | 3 tn There is no object on the verb, and the meaning is perhaps lost. The best guess is that Elihu is saying Job has rejected his teaching. |
| (0.30) | (Job 33:12) | 2 tc The LXX has “he that is above men is eternal.” Elihu is saying that God is far above Job’s petty problems. |
| (0.30) | (Job 32:13) | 1 tn Heb “lest you say.” R. Gordis (Job, 368) calls this a breviloquence: “beware lest [you say].” He then suggests the best reading for their quote to be, “We have attained wisdom, but only God can refute him, not man.” H. H. Rowley (Job [NCBC], 209) suggests the meaning is a little different, namely, that they are saying they have found wisdom in Job, and only God can deal with it. Elihu is in effect saying that they do not need God, for he is quite capable for this. |
| (0.30) | (Job 29:12) | 1 tn The negative introduces a clause that serves as a negative attribute; literally the following clause says, “and had no helper” (see GKC 482 §152.u). |
