Discovery Box| (0.43) | (Pro 15:15) | 2 sn The parallelism suggests that the afflicted is one afflicted within his spirit, for the proverb is promoting a healthy frame of mind. |
| (0.43) | (Pro 13:10) | 1 sn The parallelism suggests pride here means contempt for the opinions of others. The wise listen to advice rather than argue out of stubborn pride. |
| (0.43) | (Pro 12:20) | 1 tc Rather than the MT’s מִרְמָה (mirmah, “deceit”), the BHS editors suggest מֹרָה (morah, “bitterness, sorrow”) as a contrast to joy in the second half. |
| (0.43) | (Pro 11:26) | 3 tn Heb “but a blessing is for the head of the one who sells.” The parallelism with “curse” suggests that בְּרָכָה (berakhah) “blessing” means “praise.” |
| (0.43) | (Pro 10:7) | 3 tn The editors of BHS suggest a reading “will be cursed” to make a better parallelism, but the reading of the MT is more striking as a metaphor. |
| (0.43) | (Pro 9:9) | 3 tn The Hiphil verb normally means “to cause to know, make known,” but here the context suggests “to teach” (so many English versions). |
| (0.43) | (Pro 1:9) | 6 tn Cf. KJV, ASV “chains”; NIV “a chain”; but this English term could suggest a prisoner’s chain to the modern reader rather than adornment. |
| (0.43) | (Psa 134:3) | 1 tn The pronominal suffix is second masculine singular, suggesting that the servants addressed in vv. 1-2 are responding to the psalmist. |
| (0.43) | (Psa 109:8) | 2 tn The Hebrew noun פְּקֻדָּה (pequddah) can mean “charge” or “office,” though BDB 824 s.v. suggests that here it refers to his possessions. |
| (0.43) | (Psa 93:2) | 1 tn Heb “from antiquity [are] you.” As the context suggests, this refers specifically to God’s royal position, not his personal existence. |
| (0.43) | (Psa 73:13) | 3 tn Heb “and washed my hands in innocence.” The psalmist uses an image from cultic ritual to picture his moral lifestyle. The reference to “hands” suggests actions. |
| (0.43) | (Psa 48:5) | 1 tn The object of “see” is omitted, but v. 3b suggests that the Lord’s self-revelation as the city’s defender is what they see. |
| (0.43) | (Psa 22:15) | 3 sn Here the psalmist addresses God and suggests that God is ultimately responsible for what is happening because of his failure to intervene (see vv. 1-2, 11). |
| (0.43) | (Psa 18:47) | 2 tn Heb “is the one who grants vengeance to me.” The plural form of the noun indicates degree here, suggesting complete vengeance or vindication. |
| (0.43) | (Job 38:30) | 1 tn Several suggest that the verb is not from חָבָא (khavaʾ, “to hide”) but from a homonym, “to congeal.” This may be too difficult to support, however. |
| (0.43) | (Job 31:33) | 2 sn Some commentators suggest taking the meaning here to be “as Adam,” referring to the Paradise story of the sin and denial. |
| (0.43) | (Job 22:2) | 1 tn Some do not take this to be parallel to the first colon, taking this line as a statement, but the parallel expressions here suggest the question is repeated. |
| (0.43) | (Job 13:10) | 2 sn The use of the word “in secret” or “secretly” suggests that what they do is a guilty action (31:27a). |
| (0.43) | (Job 7:10) | 1 tn M. Dahood suggests the meaning is the same as “his abode” (“Hebrew-Ugaritic Lexicography V,” Bib 48 [1967]: 421-38). |
| (0.43) | (Job 4:8) | 2 sn The figure is an implied metaphor. Plowing suggests the idea of deliberately preparing (or cultivating) life for evil. This describes those who are fundamentally wicked. |
