¹ sn This rhetorical question emphasizes her position among women (e.g., Mic 2:7; Joel 2:1).

¹ tn Heb “do not be among,” but in the sense of “associate with” (TEV); “join” (NIV); “consort…with” (NAB).

³ tn Heb “brothers,” although not limited to male siblings only. Cf. NRSV, CEV “in a family”; TEV “among friends.”

² tn Heb “among my helpers.” The preposition may indicate identity here, while the plural may be one of majesty or respect.

¹ tn Heb “may it be known among the nations, to our eyes, the vengeance of the shed blood of your servants.”

³ tn Heb “and among the sons of my father he desired to make me king over all Israel.”

³ tn Heb “Among my people I am living.” This answer suggests that she has security within the context of her family.

¹ tn Heb “there were left among the sons of Israel who had not divided up their inheritance seven tribes.”

³ tn Heb “and also they have stolen, and also they have lied, and also they have placed [them] among their items.”

¹ sn The ark of the covenant refers to the wooden chest that symbolized God’s presence among his covenant people.

¹ tn The Hebrew text includes “among the animals.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³ sn Jude cites 2 Pet 3:3, changing a few of the words among other things, cleaning up the syntax, conforming it to Hellenistic style.

³ tn Grk “to the twelve tribes in the Diaspora.” The Greek term διασπορά (diaspora, “dispersion”) refers to Jews not living in Palestine but “dispersed” or scattered among the Gentiles.

¹ tn Grk “from among men,” but since the point in context is shared humanity (rather than shared maleness), the plural Greek term ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn) has been translated “people.”

³ tn BDAG 378 s.v. ἐπισκέπτομαι 3 translates this phrase in Acts 15:14, “God concerned himself about winning a people fr. among the nations.”

³ tn Grk “among them, coming to Antioch began to speak.” The participle ἐλθόντες (elthontes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

⁴ tn Or “the Sanhedrin” (the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews). Stephen suffers just as Peter and John did.

² tn Grk “a ruler of the Jews” (denoting a member of the Sanhedrin, the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

² tn Grk “a councillor” (as a member of the Sanhedrin, see L&N 11.85). This indicates that some individuals among the leaders did respond to Jesus.

³ tn Grk “among you all, this one is great.” The absence of a comparative term here makes the point that comparison should not be done.