Discovery Box| (0.44) | (1Sa 13:5) | 1 tc The MT omits “they went up against Israel” in a case of homoioteleuton, but these words are preserved in LXX. |
| (0.44) | (Jdg 17:3) | 1 tn Heb “dedicating, I dedicate.” In this case the emphatic infinitive absolute lends a mood of solemnity to the statement. |
| (0.44) | (Deu 21:14) | 2 tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates by the words “in any case.” |
| (0.44) | (Deu 11:14) | 2 tn Heb “the rain of your land.” In this case the genitive (modifying term) indicates the recipient of the rain. |
| (0.44) | (Num 4:7) | 2 tn The Greek has “violet” instead of blue. This is also the case in vv. 8, 10, and 14. |
| (0.44) | (Lev 17:4) | 2 tc Smr includes the suffix “it,” which is needed in any case in the translation to conform to English style. |
| (0.44) | (Exo 18:22) | 2 tn Heb “in every time,” meaning “in all normal cases” or “under normal circumstances.” The same phrase occurs in v. 26. |
| (0.44) | (Gen 20:3) | 3 tn Heb “and she is owned by an owner.” The disjunctive clause is causal or explanatory in this case. |
| (0.38) | (Act 23:35) | 1 tn Or “I will hear your case.” BDAG 231 s.v. διακούω has “as legal t.t. give someone an opportunity to be heard in court, give someone (τινός) a hearing Ac 23:35”; L&N 56.13 has “to give a judicial hearing in a legal matter—‘to hear a case, to provide a legal hearing, to hear a case in court.’” |
| (0.38) | (Rev 12:12) | 1 tn The word “But” is not in the Greek text, but the contrast is clearly implied. This is a case of asyndeton (lack of a connective). |
| (0.38) | (1Jo 1:3) | 3 tn Or “communion”; or “association” (a reality shared in common, so in this case, “genuine association”). This term also occurs in vv. 6, 7. |
| (0.38) | (Act 28:18) | 2 tn Or “had questioned me”; or “had examined me.” BDAG 66 s.v. ἀνακρίνω 2 states, “to conduct a judicial hearing, hear a case, question.” |
| (0.38) | (Act 23:15) | 3 tn Or “decide.” BDAG 227 s.v. διαγινώσκω has “ἀκριβέστερον τὰ περὶ αὐτοῦ to make a more thorough examination of his case Ac 23:15.” |
| (0.38) | (Act 22:28) | 2 sn Sometimes Roman citizenship was purchased through a bribe (Dio Cassius, Roman History 60.17.4-9). That may well have been the case here. |
| (0.38) | (Act 22:23) | 2 sn Their cloaks. The outer garment, or cloak, was taken off and laid aside to leave the arms free (perhaps in this case as preparation for throwing stones). |
| (0.38) | (Act 22:20) | 4 sn The cloaks. The outer garment, or cloak, was taken off and laid aside to leave the arms free (in this case for throwing stones). |
| (0.38) | (Act 16:33) | 5 sn All his family. It was often the case in the ancient world that conversion of the father led to the conversion of all those in the household. |
| (0.38) | (Act 16:19) | 2 tn On this use of ἐργασία (ergasia), see BDAG 390 s.v. 4. It is often the case that destructive practices and commerce are closely tied together. |
| (0.38) | (Act 14:28) | 1 tn BDAG 238 s.v. διατρίβω gives the meaning as “spend” when followed by an accusative τὸν χρόνον (ton chronon) which is the case here. |
| (0.38) | (Act 11:7) | 1 tn Or “kill.” Traditionally θῦσον (thuson) is translated “kill,” but in the case of animals intended for food, “slaughter” is more appropriate. |
