Discovery Box| (1.00) | (Gen 23:16) | 1 tn Heb “listened to Ephron.” |
| (0.50) | (Gen 23:18) | 1 tn Heb “his city”; the referent (Ephron) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.44) | (Gen 23:16) | 3 tn Heb “to Ephron.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons. |
| (0.37) | (Gen 23:16) | 5 tn Heb “that he had spoken.” The referent (Ephron) has been specified here in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons. |
| (0.31) | (Gen 23:11) | 1 tn Heb “give.” The perfect tense has here a present nuance; this is a formal, legally binding declaration. Abraham asked only for a burial site/cave within the field; Ephron agrees to sell him the entire field. |
| (0.25) | (Joh 11:54) | 4 tn There is no certain identification of the location to which Jesus withdrew in response to the decision of the Jewish authorities. Many have suggested the present town of Et-Taiyibeh, identified with ancient Ophrah (Josh 18:23) or Ephron (Josh 15:9). If so, this would be 12-15 mi (19-24 km) northeast of Jerusalem. |
