¹ sn Defend yourself. The Lord challenges Israel to defend itself against the charges he is bringing.

³ tn Heb “you have kept the charge of the command of the Lord your God.”

¹ tn Heb “deeds of things”; NRSV “makes up charges against her”; NIV “slanders her.”

¹ tn Heb “command” (so KJV, NASB); NRSV “charge the people as follows.”

³ tn Grk “the things against him.” This could be rendered as “accusations,” “grievances,” or “charges,” but since “ordered his accusers to state their accusations” sounds redundant in English, “charges” was used instead.

³ tn Grk “but having no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.” BDAG 273-74 s.v. ἔγκλημα 1 has “legal t.t.…ἔ. ἄξιον θανάτου ἢ δεσμῶν a charge deserving death or imprisonment 23:29.”

¹ tn Grk “O” (an interjection used both in address and emotion). In context the following section is highly charged emotionally.

¹ tn That is, that Paul offers the gospel free of charge to the Corinthians (see 2 Cor 11:7).

² tn Grk “many and serious.” The term βαρύς (barus) refers to weighty or serious charges (BDAG 167 s.v. 1).

³ sn Despite the official assessment that no charge against him deserved death or imprisonment, there was no effort to release Paul.

³ sn Although phrased as a question, the charges were believed by the owner, as his dismissal of the manager implies.

¹ tn Heb “who is over the house” (so ASV); NASB “who is in charge of the royal household.”

¹ tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation for clarification. God’s charges against his people follow.

¹ sn He does not charge interest. Such an individual is truly generous, and not simply concerned with making a profit.

¹ tn The meaning is that of writing down a formal charge against someone (cf. Job 31:15).

² tn Heb “and until then, the majority of them were keeping the charge of the house of Saul.”

³ tn BDAG 533 s.v. κατηγορέω 1 states, “nearly always as legal t.t.: bring charges in court.” L&N 33.427 states for κατηγορέω, “to bring serious charges or accusations against someone, with the possible connotation of a legal or court context—‘to accuse, to bring charges.’”

⁴ sn Paul’s threefold claim to be innocent with respect to the law…the temple and Caesar argues that he has not disturbed the peace at any level. This was the standard charge made against early Christians (Luke 23:2; Acts 17:6-7). The charges here are emphatically denied, with the Greek conjunction oute repeated before each charge.

⁴ tn BDAG 533 s.v. κατηγορέω 1 states, “nearly always as legal t.t.: bring charges in court.” L&N 33.427 states for κατηγορέω, “to bring serious charges or accusations against someone, with the possible connotation of a legal or court context—‘to accuse, to bring charges.”

² tn BDAG 533 s.v. κατηγορέω 1 states, “nearly always as legal t.t.: bring charges in court.” L&N 33.427 states for κατηγορέω (katēgoreō), “to bring serious charges or accusations against someone, with the possible connotation of a legal or court context—‘to accuse, to bring charges.’”