¹ tn Heb “and he controlled himself and said.”

¹ tn Heb “Behold, he is in your hands [= power/control].”

⁴ sn Who are spiritual refers to people who are controlled and directed by God’s Spirit.

¹ tn Or “are not controlled by the flesh but by the Spirit.”

³ sn Here the hand of Herod is a metaphor for Herod’s power or control.

³ tn Heb “hand.” The Hebrew idiom is a metonymy for power or control.

³ tn Heb “[is] with you.” This clearly means under God’s control.

² tn Heb “from the hand of the Philistines.” Here “hand” is figurative language for “control.”

² tn Heb “from the hand [i.e., control] of the Philistines.”

¹ tn Heb “if a fire goes out and finds”; NLT “if a fire gets out of control.”

² tn Heb “and God brought into his hand.” The death is unintended, its circumstances outside human control.

⁴ tn Heb “hand.” This is a metonymy for being under the control or care of Joseph.

³ tn Heb “hand.” This is a metonymy for being under the control or care of Joseph.

¹ tn See BDAG 352 s.v. ἐξουσία 2, “potential or resource to command, control, or govern, capability, might, power.”

² tn See BDAG 352 s.v. ἐξουσία 2, “potential or resource to command, control, or govern, capability, might, power.”

² tn See BDAG 352 s.v. ἐξουσία 2, “potential or resource to command, control, or govern, capability, might, power.”

² sn The proconsul was the Roman official who ruled over a province traditionally under the control of the Roman senate.

¹ sn The proconsul was the Roman official who ruled over a province traditionally under the control of the Roman senate.

³ sn The proconsul was the Roman official who ruled over a province traditionally under the control of the Roman senate.

³ sn The metaphor is intended to depict Israel’s lack of clear direction and purpose without the Lord’s control.