² tn Grk “all the trees.”

¹ tn Grk “one fig tree.”

⁴ tn Heb “tree of life.”

¹ tn Or “cypress trees” (cf. NASB, NLT); NIV “pine trees.”

¹ tn Heb “an Asherah, any tree.”

¹ tn Or “broom tree” (also in v. 5).

³ tn Cf. KJV “a green fir tree,” NIV, NCV “a green pine tree,” NRSV “an evergreen cypress.”

³ tn Heb “O forest and all the trees in it”; NASB, NRSV “and every tree in it.”

¹ tn Heb “tree of food”; KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV “trees for food.”

² tn Or “on a pole”; KJV, ASV “on a tree.”

⁴ tn Some translate as “balsam trees” (cf. NASB, NIV84, NRSV, NJB, NLT); cf. KJV, NKJV, ASV “mulberry trees”; NAB “mastic trees”; NEB, REB “aspens.” The exact identification of the type of tree or plant is uncertain.

⁷ sn Such fig trees would deplete the soil, robbing it of nutrients needed by other trees and plants.

¹ tn Heb “however, a tree which you know is not a tree for food you may destroy and cut down.”

⁴ tn In light of Gen 3:22, the construction “tree of life” should be interpreted to mean a tree that produces life-giving fruit (objective genitive) rather than a living tree (attributive genitive). See E. O. James, The Tree of Life (SHR); and R. Marcus, “The Tree of Life in Proverbs,” JBL 62 (1943): 117-20.

² sn A sycamore tree would have large branches near the ground like an oak tree and would be fairly easy to climb. These trees reach a height of some 50 ft (about 15 m).

⁵ sn A black mulberry tree is a deciduous fruit tree that grows about 20 ft (6 m) tall and has black juicy berries. This tree has an extensive root system, so to pull it up would be a major operation.

¹ tn It is not certain what type of tree this otherwise unattested noun refers to. Cf. ASV “a holm-tree” (NRSV similar).

¹ tn Grk “so that there will be to them authority over the tree of life.”

³ tn Heb “the trees of/in the field and the fruit of/in the ground.”

² tn Or “eat up your grapes and figs”; Heb “eat up your vines and your fig trees.”