² tn Grk “drew near.”

¹ tn Heb “drew near to.”

³ tn Or “drew near.”

² tn Heb “drew near.”

⁴ tn Heb “drew close to.”

³ tn Heb “drew near, approached.”

³ tn Heb “thus drew near to.”

⁶ tn Heb “and they drew near.”

¹ tn Heb “drew near to enter.”

² tn Heb “he took with him seven hundred men, who drew the sword, to break through against.”

¹ tn Heb “everyone who drew near to the table of King Solomon.”

² tc Most LXX mss lack the words “drew it from its sheath.”

¹ tn Heb “and the female servants drew near, they and their children and they bowed down.”

² tn Grk “he drew back.” If ἑαυτόν (heauton) goes with both ὑπέστελλεν (hupestellen) and ἀφώριζεν (aphōrizen) rather than only the latter, the meaning would be “he drew himself back” (see BDAG 1041 s.v. ὑποστέλλω 1.a).

¹ tn Heb “drew my hand back.” This idiom also occurs in Lam 2:8 and Ps 74:11.

² tn Grk “extending his hand, drew out his sword, and struck.” Because rapid motion is implied in the circumstances, the translation “grabbed” was used.

² sn The “prophecy” about the ship serves to underscore Paul’s credibility as an agent of God. Paul addressed his audience carefully and drew attention to the sovereign knowledge of God.

¹ tn Grk “But as the time for the fulfillment of the promise drew near that God had declared to Abraham.” The order of the clauses has been rearranged to improve English style. See vv. 6-7 above.

¹ tn Heb “now a man drew a bow in his innocence” (i.e., with no specific target in mind, or at least without realizing his target was the king of Israel).

¹ tn Heb “now a man drew a bow in his innocence” (i.e., with no specific target in mind, or at least without realizing his target was the king of Israel).