¹ tn Or “affliction”; or “need.”

⁴ tn Heb “lack; need; thing needed”; NRSV “to want.”

⁵ tn Grk “servant of my need.”

² tn Grk “and have no need of anyone.”

³ tn Heb includes “in her need for everything.”

³ tn Or “who do not need to repent”; Grk “who do not have need of repentance.”

³ tn Grk “you have come to have a need for.”

² tn Grk “has no need except to wash his feet.”

¹ sn For the need for faithfulness see 5:1, 3.

⁴ sn The noun מַחְסוֹר (makhsor, “need; thing needed; poverty”) comes from the verb “to lack; to be lacking; to decrease; to need.” A person given to idle talk rather than industrious work will have needs that go unmet.

⁵ tn Grk “of this need”; translated “necessary work” or “needed task” by L&N 42.22.

² tn Heb “whatever his need that he needs for himself.” This redundant expression has been simplified in the translation for stylistic reasons.

² tn Or “not be dependent on anyone”; Grk “and have need of nothing,” “of no one.”

³ tn Grk “needs, and I kept.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁴ tn Grk “against the Hebrews,” but as with “Hellenists” this needs further explanation for the modern reader.

⁴ sn The need for sandals underlines the younger son’s previous destitution because he was barefoot.

¹ sn Servants look to their master for food, shelter, and other basic needs.

² sn Forgive my sin because it is great. The psalmist readily admits his desperate need for forgiveness.

¹ tn Heb “and we will cut down trees from Lebanon according to all your need.”

⁴ tn Heb “arise, leave!” The first imperative draws attention to the need for immediate action.