Discovery Box| (0.43) | (Jer 11:6) | 1 tn Heb “the terms of this covenant.” However, this was a separate message, and the ambiguity of “this” could still cause some confusion. |
| (0.43) | (Jer 3:9) | 1 tc The translation reads the form as a causative (Hiphil, תַּהֲנֵף, tahanef) with some of the versions in place of the simple stative (Qal, תֶּחֱנַף, tekhenaf) in the MT. |
| (0.43) | (Isa 66:20) | 3 tn The precise meaning of this word is uncertain. Some suggest it refers to “chariots.” See HALOT 498 s.v. *כִּרְכָּרָה. |
| (0.43) | (Isa 66:3) | 3 tn Heb “one who offers an offering, pig’s blood.” Some understand a comparison, but see the note at the end of the first line. |
| (0.43) | (Isa 66:3) | 2 tn Heb “one who sacrifices a lamb, one who breaks a dog’s neck.” Some understand a comparison, but see the previous note. |
| (0.43) | (Isa 49:8) | 1 tn The translation assumes the verb is derived from the root נָצָר (natsar, “protect”). Some prefer to derive it from the root יָצָר (yatsar, “form”). |
| (0.43) | (Isa 42:6) | 2 tn The translation assumes the verb is derived from the root נָצַר (natsar, “protect”). Some prefer to derive it from the root יָצַר (yatsar, “form”). |
| (0.43) | (Isa 41:14) | 2 tn On the basis of the parallelism (note “worm”) and an alleged Akkadian cognate, some read “louse” or “weevil.” Cf. NAB “O maggot Israel”; NRSV “you insect Israel.” |
| (0.43) | (Isa 40:2) | 3 tn Heb “that she is filled [with] her warfare.” Some understand צָבָא (tsavah, “warfare”) as meaning “hard service” or “compulsory labor” in this context. |
| (0.43) | (Isa 38:17) | 3 tn בְּלִי (beli) most often appears as a negation, meaning “without,” suggesting the meaning “nothingness, oblivion,” here. Some translate “decay” or “destruction.” |
| (0.43) | (Isa 34:15) | 4 tn The precise meaning of דַּיָּה (dayyah) is uncertain, though the term appears to refer to some type of bird of prey, perhaps a vulture. |
| (0.43) | (Isa 31:4) | 3 tn Some prefer to translate the phrase לִצְבֹּא עַל (litsboʾ ʿal) as “fight against,” but the following context pictures the Lord defending, not attacking, Zion. |
| (0.43) | (Isa 27:1) | 3 tn Heb “fleeing” (so NAB, NASB, NRSV). Some translate “slippery” or “slithering.” See the same Hebrew phrase in Job 26:13. |
| (0.43) | (Isa 25:7) | 2 sn The point of the imagery is unclear. Perhaps the shroud/covering referred to was associated with death in some way (see v. 8). |
| (0.43) | (Isa 14:12) | 2 tn Some understand the verb חָלַשׁ (khalash) to mean “weaken,” but HALOT 324 s.v. II חלשׁ proposes a homonym here meaning “defeat.” |
| (0.43) | (Isa 12:6) | 2 tn Or “is great” (TEV). However, the context emphasizes his mighty acts of deliverance (cf. NCV), not some general or vague character quality. |
| (0.43) | (Isa 11:15) | 4 tn Heb “the river”; capitalized in some English versions (e.g., ASV, NASB, NRSV) as a reference to the Euphrates River. |
| (0.43) | (Isa 3:6) | 3 sn The man’s motives are selfish. He tells his brother to assume leadership because he thinks he has some wealth to give away. |
| (0.43) | (Pro 29:5) | 2 sn The flatterer is too smooth; his words are intended to gratify. In this proverb some malice is attached to the flattery, for the words prove to be destructive. |
| (0.43) | (Pro 24:14) | 1 tn D. W. Thomas argues for a meaning of “seek” in place of “know” (“Notes on Some Passages in the Book of Proverbs,” JTS 38 [1937]: 400-403). |
