² tn Heb “descendant and child.”

⁴ tn Grk “into where the child was.”

¹ tn Heb “her suckling”; NASB “her nursing child.”

⁴ tn Heb “him,” referring to the child.

⁵ tn Or “Child, why did you do this to us?”

⁴ tn Or “what manner of child will this one be?”

² tn Heb “the firstborn.” This refers to the oldest male child.

³ tn Heb “and also look, she is with child by prostitution.”

² tn Heb “what will be the child’s rule [i.e., way of life] and his work?”

² sn The point of the comparison become like little children has more to do with a child’s trusting spirit, as well as willingness to be dependent and receive from others, than any inherent humility the child might possess.

¹ sn The passive participle is figurative (implied comparison with “binding”); it means that folly forms part of a child’s nature (J. H. Greenstone, Proverbs, 238).

² sn The regulations for the “male child” in vv. 2-4 contrast with those for the “female child” in v. 5 (see the note there).

² tn Heb “would not be his,” that is, legally speaking. Under the levirate system the child would be legally considered the child of his deceased brother.

¹ tn Grk “a man.” See the note on “male child” in the previous verse.

³ sn The point of the comparison receive the kingdom of God like a child has more to do with a child’s trusting spirit and willingness to be dependent and receive from others than any inherent humility the child might possess.

⁴ tn Grk “him”; the referent (the child) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Grk “his”; the referent (the child) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Grk “this one”; the referent (the child) is supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹ sn Now Zechariah describes his son John (you, child) through v. 77.

⁴ tn Grk “fruit,” which is figurative here for the child she would give birth to.