Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Isa 14:15) | 1 tn The prefixed verb form is taken as a preterite. Note the use of perfects in v. 12 to describe the king’s downfall. |
| (0.30) | (Isa 9:20) | 2 tn The prefixed verbal form is either a preterite without vav consecutive or an imperfect used in a customary sense, describing continual or repeated behavior in past time. |
| (0.30) | (Isa 5:26) | 2 tn Heb “he.” Singular forms are used throughout vv. 26-30 to describe this nation, but for stylistic reasons the translation uses the plural for these collective singulars. |
| (0.30) | (Isa 5:13) | 2 tn The suffixed (perfect) form of the verb is used; in this way the coming event is described for rhetorical effect as occurring or as already completed. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 29:10) | 2 sn The Hebrew word describes the “blameless” or “innocent” who maintain integrity. The bloodthirsty despise people who insist on decency and integrity. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 26:2) | 1 tn Heb “causeless curse” (KJV similar) describes an undeserved curse (cf. NIV, NRSV). The Hebrew word translated “causeless” is the adverb from חָנַן (khanan); it means “without cause; gratuitous.” |
| (0.30) | (Pro 25:15) | 2 tn The two imperfect verbs in this line may be nuanced as potential imperfects because what is described could happen, but does not do so as a rule. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 23:35) | 2 sn The line describes how one who is intoxicated does not feel the pain, even though beaten by others. He does not even remember it. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 24:9) | 2 sn This describes evil people who flout all morality and goodness; sooner or later the public will have had enough of them. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 23:11) | 1 tn The participle גֹּאֵל (goʾel) describes a “kinsman redeemer.” Some English versions explicitly cite “God” (e.g., NCV, CEV) or “the Lord” (e.g. TEV). |
| (0.30) | (Pro 17:27) | 3 tn Heb “cool of spirit.” This genitive of specification describes one who is “calm” (so NCV, TEV, CEV) or “even-tempered” (so NIV, NLT); he is composed. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 17:3) | 3 sn The term כּוּר (kur) describes a “furnace” or “smelting pot.” It can be used figuratively for the beneficial side of affliction (Isa 48:10). |
| (0.30) | (Pro 13:15) | 1 tn Heb “good insight.” The expression שֵׂכֶל־טוֹב (sekhel tov) describes a person who has good sense, sound judgment, or wise opinions (BDB 968 s.v. שֵׂכֶל). |
| (0.30) | (Pro 12:15) | 1 sn The way of a fool describes a headlong course of actions (“way” is an idiom for conduct) that is not abandoned even when wise advice is offered. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 11:20) | 2 sn The word עִקְּשֵׁי (ʿiqqeshe, “crooked; twisted; perverted”) describes the wicked as having “twisted minds.” Their mentality is turned toward evil things. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 11:19) | 4 sn “Life” and “death” describe the vicissitudes of this life but can also refer to the situation beyond the grave. The two paths head in opposite directions. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 9:13) | 2 tn The meaning of the word comes close to “riotous.” W. McKane describes her as restless and rootless (Proverbs [OTL], 366). |
| (0.30) | (Pro 8:30) | 3 tn The word is a plural of intensification for “delight”; it describes wisdom as the object of delight. The LXX has the suffix; the Hebrew does not. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 3:24) | 3 tn Heb “will not have dread.” The verb פָּחַד (pakhad, “tremble, shake with fear”) describes emotion that is stronger than mere fear—it is dread. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 2:15) | 3 tn The Niphal participle of לוּז (luz, “devious; crooked”) describes conduct that is morally deceptive, crafty, and cunning (Isa 30:12). |
