³ tn Or “he remembers his covenant forever” (see Ps 105:8).

² tn Heb “to the ones who keep his covenant and his testimonies.”

³ tn God’s covenant contains a clear, reliable witness to his moral character and demands.

² tn The imperfect verb serves to express what the covenant pact would cover, namely, “that you take.”

¹ sn This refers to the cherub images that were above the ark of the covenant.

² tn Heb “one who keeps the covenant and the loyal love.” The expression is a hendiadys.

¹ tn Heb “a covenant,” referring to a formal peace treaty or alliance.

¹ tn Heb “cut.” The object of the verb (“covenant”) must be supplied.

² tn Heb “for into a covenant of the Lord you have brought your servant with you.”

¹ tc The LXX and a Qumran ms add “the covenant of the Lord.”

¹ tn Heb “when you violate the covenant of the Lord your God which he commanded you.”

² tn The verb פָּרַר (parar, “to break”) can mean to nullify, break, or violate a covenant.

⁴ tn The words “a covenant” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

³ tn The same Greek word, διαθήκη (diathēkē), can mean either “covenant” or “will,” but in this context the former is preferred here because Paul is discussing in vv. 16-18 the Abrahamic covenant.

¹ tn Grk “this is my blood of the covenant that is poured out for many.” In order to avoid confusion about which is poured out, the translation supplies “blood” twice so that the following phrase clearly modifies “blood,” not “covenant.”

¹ tn Grk “for this is my blood of the covenant that is poured out for many.” In order to avoid confusion about which is poured out, the translation supplies “blood” twice so that the following phrase clearly modifies “blood,” not “covenant.”

¹ sn The epithet great king was used to describe the Hittite rulers on their covenant documents and so, in the covenant ideology of Malachi, is an apt description of the Lord.

¹ tn The Hebrew word translated “curse” (אָלָה, ʾalah) alludes to the covenant sanctions that attend the violation of God’s covenant with Israel (cf. Deut 29:12, 14, 20-21).

¹ sn Note the contrast between these seventy men who represented Israel and the seventy elders who ate the covenant meal before God, inaugurating the covenant relationship (Exod 24:1, 9).

¹ sn The covenant formula setting forth the basic relationship is reinstituted along with a new covenant (v. 40). See also 24:7; 30:22; 31:1; and the study note on 30:22.