² tn This is the Hebrew term אָמֵן (ʾamen, “surely”), traditionally transliterated “amen.”

² tn Heb “for all my deliverance and every desire, surely does he not make [it] grow?”

¹ tn Heb “So God will do and so he will add, surely you will certainly die, Jonathan.”

¹ tn Heb “Surely, from worry concerning a matter we have done this, saying.”

³ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with “be sure.”

¹ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with “make sure.”

³ tn Heb “surely and surely” (אָמֵן וְאָמֵן [ʾamen v^eʾamen], i.e., “Amen and amen”). This is probably a congregational response of agreement to the immediately preceding statement about the propriety of praising God.

³ tn Heb “surely and surely” (אָמֵן וְאָמֵן [ʾamen v^eʾamen], i.e., “amen and amen”). This is probably a congregational response to the immediately preceding statement about the propriety of praising God.

¹ tn Heb “This pile is a witness, and the pillar is a witness: surely I will not pass by this pile to you, and surely you will not pass by this pile and this pillar to me, for harm.”

² tn Heb “Look, certainly days are coming upon you”; cf. NRSV “the time is surely coming upon you.”

¹ tn Or “certainly the officials of Zoan are fools.” אַךְ (’akh) can carry the sense, “only, nothing but,” or “certainly, surely.”

¹ tn The particle כִּי (ki) functions in an asseverative sense, “surely; indeed; truly” (R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 73, §449).

¹ tc The MT reads the plural, but surely the singular (which is supported by the LXX and Vulgate) is preferable here.

¹ tn Heb “took.” This probably means they tasted some of the food to make sure it was stale.

² tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which is reflected in the translation by “surely.”

¹ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation seeks to reflect with “be sure.”

¹ tn Heb “Surely, look!” See N. H. Snaith, “The meaning of the Hebrew אַךְ,” VT 14 (1964): 221-25.

² sn Make sure of your calling and election. The author is not saying that virtue and holiness produce salvation, but that virtue and holiness are the evidence of salvation.

² tn Or “rebuked.” The crowd’s view was that surely Jesus would not be bothered with someone as unimportant as a blind beggar.

¹ tn Or “rebuked.” The crowd’s view was that surely Jesus would not be bothered with someone as unimportant as a blind beggar.