Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Pro 19:21) | 1 sn The plans (from the Hebrew verb חָשַׁב [khashav], “to think; to reckon; to devise”) in the human heart are many. But only those which God approves will succeed. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 17:21) | 4 sn Parents of fools, who had hoped for children who would be a credit to the family, find only bitter disappointment (cf. TEV “nothing but sadness and sorrow”). |
| (0.30) | (Pro 13:12) | 3 sn Failure in realizing one’s hopes can be depressing or discouraging. People can bear frustration only so long (W. G. Plaut, Proverbs, 153). |
| (0.30) | (Pro 12:5) | 2 sn The plans of good people are directed toward what is right. Advice from the wicked, however, is deceitful and can only lead to trouble. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 12:3) | 2 tn The Niphal imperfect of כּוּן (cun, “to be established”) refers to finding permanent “security” (so NRSV, TEV, CEV) before God. Only righteousness can do that. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 144:12) | 3 tn The Hebrew noun occurs only here and in Zech 9:15, where it refers to the corners of an altar. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 126:6) | 1 tn The noun occurs only here and in Job 28:18 in the OT. See HALOT 646 s.v. I מֶשֶׁךְ which gives “leather pouch” as the meaning. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 120:5) | 1 tn Or “woe to me.” The Hebrew term אוֹיָה (ʾoyah, “woe”) which occurs only here, is an alternate form of אוֹי (ʾoy). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 106:37) | 1 tn The Hebrew term שֵׁדִים (shedim, “demons”) occurs only here and in Deut 32:17. Some type of lesser deity is probably in view. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 102:17) | 1 tn The Hebrew adjective עַרְעָר (ʿarar, “destitute”) occurs only here in the OT. It is derived from the verbal root ערר (“to strip oneself”). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 102:14) | 2 tn The Poel of חָנַן (khanan) occurs only here and in Prov 14:21, where it refers to having compassion on the poor. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 102:3) | 2 tn The Hebrew noun קֵד (qed, “fireplace”) occurs only here, in Isa 33:14 (where it refers to the fire itself), and perhaps in Lev 6:2. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 80:5) | 2 tn Heb “[by] the third part [of a measure].” The Hebrew term שָׁלִישׁ (shalish, “third part [of a measure]”) occurs only here and in Isa 40:12. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 55:8) | 1 tn Heb “[the] wind [that] sweeps away.” The verb סָעָה (saʿah, “sweep away”) occurs only here in the OT (see H. R. Cohen, Biblical Hapax Legomena [SBLDS], 120). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 52:5) | 3 tn This rare verb (חָתָה, khatah) occurs only here and in Prov 6:27; 25:22; Isa 30:14. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 48:13) | 2 tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew word translated “walk through,” which occurs only here in the OT, is uncertain. Cf. NEB “pass…in review”; NIV “view.” |
| (0.30) | (Psa 42:6) | 4 tn The Hebrew term מִצְעָר (mitsʿar) is probably a proper name (“Mizar”), designating a particular mountain in the Hermon region. The name appears only here in the OT. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 35:3) | 1 tn Or “javelin.” On the meaning of this word, which occurs only here in the Hebrew Bible, see M. Dahood, Psalms (AB), 1:210-11. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 5:1) | 2 tn The meaning of the Hebrew word נְחִילוֹת (nekhilot), which occurs only here, is uncertain. Many relate the form to חָלִיל (khalil, “flute”). |
| (0.30) | (Job 39:26) | 1 tn This word occurs only here. It is connected to “pinions” in v. 13. Dhorme suggests “clad with feathers,” but the line suggests more the use of the wings. |
