³ tn Heb “be released [from duty].”

² tn Heb “upon them,” meaning “their duty.”

³ tn Heb “with which they served (or “fulfilled their duty”).”

³ tn Heb “with which they served [or, ‘fulfilled their duty’].”

⁴ tn Or “not out of a sense of duty”; Grk “from necessity.”

³ sn Zechariah’s division would be on duty twice a year for a week at a time.

² tn The word “extol” is supplied in the translation; the verb in the first line does double duty in the parallelism.

² tn The verb is supplied in the translation; “sighs” in the preceding line does double duty in the parallel structure.

² tn Heb “even Dibon [to] the high places to weep.” The verb “went up” does double duty in the parallel structure.

² tn Heb “and those lightly esteemed those who are respected.” The verb רָהַב (rahav) does double duty in the parallelism.

¹ tn The words “by me” are understood to apply from the first line through the technique of ellipsis and double duty.

² sn The command refers to the duties laid upon Timothy for his ministry in Ephesus (1 Tim 1:3-20; 6:2c-5).

² tn The words “with what” do double duty in the parallelism and are supplied in the second line of the translation for clarification.

¹ tn The Hebrew text does not have the negative particle, but it is implied. The negative particle in the previous line does double duty here.

² tn Heb “and the deceitful one”; NAB, NIV “O traitor”; NRSV “you treacherous one.” In the parallel structure הוֹי (hoy, “woe [to]”) does double duty.

² tn The words “it will come through” are supplied in the translation. The verb “will sweep by” does double duty in the parallel structure.

³ tn These words are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. וְהָיָה (v^ehayah, “and he will be”) does double duty in the parallel structure of the verse.

¹ tn Heb “and the donkey the feeding trough of its owner.” The verb in the first line does double duty in the parallelism.

² tn The word “if” does not appear in the Hebrew but is understood from the first half of the line through the convention of ellipsis and double duty.

³ tn The negative element, “not,” is understood to reapply from the first sentence through the poetic technique of ellipsis and double duty.