² tn Or “they are almost ready to stone me.”

² tn The words, “to almost nothing” are not in the text. They are implicit from the general context and are supplied by almost all English versions.

¹ tn Traditionally, “servant” (KJV), though almost all modern translations render the word as “slave” here.

³ tn Heb “his.” This is a collective singular, as recognized by almost all English versions.

⁴ tn Heb “has come”; cf. NIV “are at hand,” NLT “is almost here.”

¹ sn The language of v. 7 is almost identical to that of 1 Sam 2:8.

² sn Apparently it took the caravan almost four months to make the 500 mile journey.

³ tn Heb “harmful animal,” singular, but taken here as a collective plural (so almost all English versions).

¹ tn Grk “a cohort” (but since this was a unit of 600 soldiers, a smaller detachment is almost certainly intended).

² sn See Jer 7:31-32 for an almost word-for-word repetition of vv. 5-6.

¹ tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) functions almost as an imperative here, calling attention to what follows: “look” (archaic: behold).

² tn The two verbs, גָּאָה (gaʾah) and שָׂגָה (sagah), have almost the same meanings of “flourish, grow, become tall.”

¹ sn This chapter also will be almost identical to the instructions given earlier, with a few changes along the way.

² tn Grk “in him.” In context this is almost certainly a reference to God (note the phrase “his Son Jesus Christ” in 3:23).

³ tn Grk “he.” In context this is almost certainly a reference to God (note the phrase “his Son Jesus Christ” in 3:23).

⁵ tn Grk “he.” In context this is almost certainly a reference to God (note the phrase “his Son Jesus Christ” in 3:23).

² sn Rejection in Luke is especially by the Jewish leadership (here elders, chief priests, and experts in the law), though in Luke 23 almost all will join in.

¹ sn According to modern reckoning that would have been July 18, 586 b.c. The siege thus lasted almost a full eighteen months.

¹ sn According to modern reckoning, that would have been July 18, 586 b.c. The siege thus lasted almost a full eighteen months.

¹ sn Psalm 70. This psalm is almost identical to Ps 40:13-17. The psalmist asks for God’s help and for divine retribution against his enemies.