³ tn Heb “For instruction will not perish from priest, nor counsel from wise man, nor word from prophet.”

¹ tn Or “I did not receive it from a human source, nor was I taught it.”

³ tn Or “nor is the apostle” (“apostle” means “one who is sent” in Greek).

² tn Grk “neither eating bread nor drinking wine,” but this is somewhat awkward in contemporary English.

³ sn The text does not state why Elizabeth withdrew into seclusion, nor is the reason entirely clear.

¹ tn Grk “Nor do they light.” The plural in Greek is indefinite, referring to people in general.

³ tn Heb “The Lord does not do good nor does he do evil.”

⁴ tn Or “Nor will another one be made”; Heb “one will not do/make [it?] again.”

² tn Heb “which your fathers have not seen, nor your fathers’ fathers.”

⁴ tn Heb “there is no truthfulness nor loyalty nor knowledge of God in the land.” Here “knowledge of God” refers to recognition of his authority and obedience to his will.

¹ tn The Greek reinforces this negation: “understand neither what they are saying nor the things they insist on…”

² tn Grk “So then, [it does] not [depend] on the one who desires nor on the one who runs.”

⁴ sn The statement nor are grapes picked from brambles illustrates the principle: That which cannot produce fruit, does not produce fruit.

¹ sn The generous individual will be rewarded. He will not lack nor miss what he has given away to the poor.

¹ tn L&N 57.45 has “nor does he need anything more that people can supply by working for him.”

³ sn The double mention of the Spirit in this verse makes it clear that the temptation was neither the fault of Jesus nor an accident.

¹ tn Heb “paid attention to the voice of,” which is an idiomatic expression for obedience (cf. NASB “nor have we obeyed the voice of”).

³ sn This statement is rhetorical, emphasizing the totality of Nebuchadnezzar’s dominion. Neither here nor in Dan 2:38 is it to be understood literally.

² tn Heb “tremble from before him”; NIV “nor showed fear in his presence”; TEV “or show any sign of respect as he passed.”

⁵ tn Heb “also from yesterday also from three days ago” or “neither since yesterday nor since before that” is idiomatic for “previously” or “in the past.”