Discovery Box| (1.00) | (Eze 44:23) | 1 sn This task was a fundamental role of the priest (Lev 10:10). |
| (1.00) | (Eze 23:37) | 1 sn The Lord speaks here in the role of the husband of the sisters. |
| (1.00) | (Job 17:15) | 1 tn The adverb אֵפוֹ (ʾefo, “then”) plays an enclitic role here (see Job 4:7). |
| (0.88) | (Rev 8:3) | 3 sn A golden censer was a bowl in which incense was burned. The imagery suggests the OT role of the priest. |
| (0.88) | (Amo 1:2) | 2 sn The Lord, in his role of warrior-king, is compared to a lion. See 3:4, 8. |
| (0.88) | (Eze 33:7) | 1 sn Jeremiah (Jer 6:17) and Habakkuk (Hab 2:1) also served in the role of a watchman. |
| (0.88) | (Eze 3:17) | 1 tn The literal role of a watchman is described in 2 Sam 18:24 and 2 Kgs 9:17. |
| (0.88) | (Isa 15:5) | 1 tn Heb “for Moab.” For rhetorical purposes the speaker (the Lord?; see v. 9) plays the role of a mourner. |
| (0.88) | (Gen 24:29) | 1 tn The parenthetical disjunctive clause introduces the audience to Laban, who will eventually play an important role in the unfolding story. |
| (0.75) | (Rev 12:7) | 2 sn The archangel Michael had a special role in protecting the nation of Israel in the OT (Dan 10:13, 21; 12:1; see also Jude 9). |
| (0.75) | (Act 11:22) | 5 sn Antioch was a city in Syria (not Antioch in Pisidia). See the note in 11:19. Again the Jerusalem church exercised an oversight role. |
| (0.75) | (Luk 24:19) | 3 sn The role of Jesus as prophet is a function Luke frequently mentions: 4:25-27; 9:35; 13:31-35. |
| (0.75) | (Luk 21:24) | 5 sn Until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled implies a time when Israel again has a central role in God’s plan. |
| (0.75) | (Luk 16:1) | 3 sn His manager was the steward in charge of managing the house. He could have been a slave trained for the role. |
| (0.75) | (Luk 14:11) | 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context, which involves the reversal of expected roles. |
| (0.75) | (Luk 1:77) | 1 sn John’s role, to give his people knowledge of salvation, is similar to that of Jesus (Luke 3:1-14; 5:31-32). |
| (0.75) | (Luk 1:76) | 5 tn This term is often translated in the singular, looking specifically to the forerunner role, but the plural suggests the many elements in that salvation. |
| (0.75) | (Isa 44:8) | 2 tn Heb “rock” or “rocky cliff,” a title that depicts God as a protective refuge in his role as sovereign king; thus the translation “sheltering rock.” |
| (0.75) | (Ecc 7:25) | 3 tn The phrase “the role of” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity and smoothness. |
| (0.75) | (Est 7:4) | 1 sn The passive verb (“have been sold”) is noncommittal and nonaccusatory with regard to the king’s role in the decision to annihilate the Jews. |
