Discovery Box| (0.57) | (Gen 19:26) | 2 tn The Hebrew verb means “to look intently; to gaze” (see 15:5). |
| (0.57) | (Gen 15:8) | 3 tn See note on the phrase “Sovereign Lord” in 15:2. |
| (0.56) | (Nah 1:3) | 1 tn Heb “long of nose.” The nose, specifically the flaring of the nostrils, represents anger. “Long of nose” means “slow to anger” (Exod 34:6; Num 14:18; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2; Pss 86:15; 103:8; 145:8; Prov 14:29; 15:18; 16:32; Neh 9:17) or restraining anger (Jer 15:15; Prov 25:15). Cf. NCV “The Lord does not become angry quickly.” |
| (0.51) | (Rev 19:18) | 3 tn Grk “chiliarchs”; normally a chiliarch was a military officer commanding a thousand soldiers, but here probably used of higher-ranking commanders like generals (see L&N 55.15; cf. Rev 6:15). |
| (0.51) | (Rev 6:15) | 3 tn Grk “chiliarchs.” A chiliarch was normally a military officer commanding a thousand soldiers, but here probably used of higher-ranking commanders like generals (see L&N 55.15; cf. Rev 6:15). |
| (0.51) | (Rom 15:13) | 1 tn Grk “in the believing” or “as [you] believe,” with the object “him” supplied from the context. The referent could be God (15:13a) or Christ (15:12). |
| (0.51) | (Act 3:22) | 2 sn A quotation from Deut 18:15. By quoting Deut 18:15 Peter declared that Jesus was the eschatological “prophet like [Moses]” mentioned in that passage, who reveals the plan of God and the way of God. |
| (0.51) | (Luk 17:13) | 1 sn “Have mercy on us” is a request to heal them (Luke 18:38-39; 16:24; Matt 9:27; 15:22; 17:15; 20:31-32; Mark 10:47-49). |
| (0.51) | (Eze 32:7) | 1 tn Heb “will not shine its light.” For similar features of cosmic eschatology, see Joel 2:10; 3:15; Amos 5:18-20; Zeph 1:5. |
| (0.51) | (Jer 19:11) | 2 tn The adverb “Thus” or “Like this” normally points back to something previously mentioned. See, e.g., Exod 29:35; Num 11:15; 15:11; Deut 25:9. |
| (0.51) | (Psa 119:118) | 1 tn The Hebrew verb סָלָה (salah, “to disdain”) occurs only here and in Lam 1:15. Cognate usage in Aramaic and Akkadian, as well as Lam 1:15, suggest it may have a concrete nuance of “to throw away.” |
| (0.51) | (Psa 114:8) | 1 sn In v. 8 the psalmist recalls the event(s) recorded in Exod 17:6 and/or Num 20:11 (see also Deut 8:15 and Ps 78:15-16, 20). |
| (0.51) | (Deu 1:1) | 7 sn Tophel refers possibly to eṭ-Ṭafîleh, 15 mi (25 km) SE of the Dead Sea, or to Dâbîlu, another name for Paran. See H. Cazelles, “Tophel (Deut. 1:1),” VT 9 (1959): 412-15. |
| (0.51) | (Num 34:1) | 1 sn This chapter falls into several sections: the south (vv. 1-5), the west (v. 6), the north (vv. 7-9), the east (vv. 10-15), and then a list of appointed officials (vv. 16-29). |
| (0.51) | (Lev 17:3) | 2 tn Heb “Man man.” The reduplication is a way of saying “any man” (cf. Lev 15:2; 22:18, etc.). See the note on Lev 15:2. |
| (0.51) | (Exo 16:15) | 5 sn For other views see G. Vermès, “‘He Is the Bread’ Targum Neofiti Ex. 16:15, ” SJLA 8 (1975): 139-46; and G. J. Cowling, “Targum Neofiti Ex. 16:15, ” AJBA (1974-75): 93-105. |
| (0.50) | (Rev 22:1) | 2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel mentioned in 21:9, 15) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.50) | (1Jo 3:11) | 3 tn See the note on the word “message” in 1 John 1:5, where this same phrase occurs. |
| (0.50) | (2Th 1:8) | 2 sn An allusion to Jer 10:25, possibly also to Ps 79:6 and Isa 66:15. |
| (0.50) | (2Co 13:1) | 3 sn A quotation from Deut 19:15 (also quoted in Matt 18:16; 1 Tim 5:19). |
