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(0.30) (Luk 12:33)

sn The call to sell your possessions is a call to a lack of attachment to the earth and a generosity as a result.

(0.30) (Luk 12:15)

tn Or “avarice,” “covetousness.” Note the warning covers more than money and gets at the root attitude—the strong desire to acquire more and more possessions and experiences.

(0.30) (Luk 8:15)

sn In an ancient context, the qualifier good described the ethical person who possessed integrity. Here it is integrity concerning God’s revelation through Jesus.

(0.30) (Luk 8:16)

tn Or “its light,” if the Greek article is translated as a possessive pronoun (for such usage, cf. ExSyn 215).

(0.30) (Luk 6:45)

tn Grk “the”; the Greek article has been translated here and in the following clause (“out of the evil”) as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

(0.30) (Luk 6:30)

sn Do not ask for your possessions back… is an example of showing forgiveness. Paul’s remarks in 1 Cor 6:7 may reflect this principle.

(0.30) (Mat 12:35)

tn Grk “the”; the Greek article has been translated here and in the following clause (“his evil treasury”) as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

(0.30) (Oba 1:11)

sn Casting lots seems to be a way of deciding who would gain control over material possessions and enslaved peoples following a military victory.

(0.30) (Eze 33:24)

sn Outside of its seven occurrences in Ezekiel the term translated “possession” appears only in Exod 6:8 and Deut 33:4.

(0.30) (Isa 40:31)

tn The word “help” in the phrase “for the Lord’s help” is supplied in the translation for clarification, as is the possessive on “Lord.”

(0.30) (Isa 14:2)

tn Heb “and the house of Israel will take possession of them [i.e., the nations], on the land of the Lord, as male servants and female servants.”

(0.30) (Pro 29:23)

tn Heb “pride of a man,” with “man” functioning as a possessive. There is no indication in the immediate context that this is restricted only to males.

(0.30) (Pro 12:27)

tn Heb “the precious possession of a man, diligent.” The LXX reads “but a valuable possession [is] a pure man” while Rashi, a highly esteemed 11th century Rabbi, interpreted it as “a precious possession of a man is to be diligent” (R. Murphy, Proverbs [WBC] 88). The translation assumes that the word יָקָר (yaqar, “precious”) should either be a construct form or transposed into predicate position. The implication is not to desire or overvalue possessions themselves but to take care of what one has.

(0.30) (Pro 7:19)

tn Heb “the man.” The LXX interpreted it as “my husband,” taking the article to be used as a possessive. Many English versions do the same.

(0.30) (Pro 2:20)

tn In the light of the parallelism, the noun “righteous” (צַדִּיקִים, tsaddiqim) functions as a genitive of possession rather than an attributive genitive.

(0.30) (Psa 135:4)

sn His special possession. The language echoes Exod 19:5; Deut 7:6; 14:2; 26:18. See also Mal 3:17.

(0.30) (Psa 109:8)

tn The Hebrew noun פְּקֻדָּה (pequddah) can mean “charge” or “office,” though BDB 824 s.v. suggests that here it refers to his possessions.

(0.30) (Psa 51:6)

sn You want me to possess wisdom. Here “wisdom” does not mean “intelligence” or “learning,” but refers to moral insight and skill.

(0.30) (Job 20:16)

sn To take the possessions of another person is hereby compared to sucking poison from a serpent—it will kill eventually.

(0.30) (Job 1:10)

tn Or “substance.” The herds of livestock may be taken by metonymy of part for whole to represent possessions or prosperity in general.



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