Discovery Box| (0.35) | (Exo 5:2) | 4 tn The Piel infinitive construct here has the epexegetical usage with lamed (ל); it explains the verb “obey.” |
| (0.35) | (Exo 3:21) | 2 tn The temporal indicator (here future) with the particle ki (וְהָיָה כִּי, vehaya ki) introduces a temporal clause. |
| (0.35) | (Exo 3:3) | 4 tn The verb is an imperfect. Here it has the progressive nuance—the bush is not burning up. |
| (0.35) | (Exo 2:16) | 3 tn This also has the ingressive sense, “began to fill,” but for stylistic reasons is translated simply “fill” here. |
| (0.35) | (Exo 2:15) | 1 tn The form with the vav consecutive is here subordinated to the main idea that Pharaoh sought to punish Moses. |
| (0.35) | (Exo 2:14) | 4 tn Heb “the Egyptian.” Here the Hebrew article functions in an anaphoric sense, referring back to the individual Moses killed. |
| (0.35) | (Gen 49:29) | 2 tn Heb “I am about to be gathered.” The participle is used here to describe what is imminent. |
| (0.35) | (Gen 47:14) | 1 tn Or “in exchange.” On the use of the preposition here see BDB 90 s.v. בְּ. |
| (0.35) | (Gen 45:7) | 2 tn Heb “to make you a remnant.” The verb, followed here by the preposition ל (lamed), means “to make.” |
| (0.35) | (Gen 43:28) | 1 tn Heb “and they bowed low and they bowed down.” The use of synonyms here emphasizes the brothers’ humility. |
| (0.35) | (Gen 42:1) | 2 tn Heb “Jacob.” Here the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons. |
| (0.35) | (Gen 41:9) | 1 tn Heb “sins, offenses.” He probably refers here to the offenses that landed him in prison (see 40:1). |
| (0.35) | (Gen 40:11) | 1 tn Heb “the cup of Pharaoh.” The pronoun “his” has been used here in the translation for stylistic reasons. |
| (0.35) | (Gen 38:24) | 2 tn Or “has been sexually promiscuous.” The verb may refer here to loose or promiscuous activity, not necessarily prostitution. |
| (0.35) | (Gen 37:22) | 5 tn Heb “from their hands” (cf. v. 21). This expression has been translated as “them” here for stylistic reasons. |
| (0.35) | (Gen 37:13) | 2 sn With these words Joseph is depicted here as an obedient son who is ready to do what his father commands. |
| (0.35) | (Gen 33:5) | 4 tn The Hebrew verb means “to be gracious; to show favor”; here it carries the nuance “to give graciously.” |
| (0.35) | (Gen 32:30) | 1 sn The name Peniel means “face of God.” Since Jacob saw God face-to-face here, the name is appropriate. |
| (0.35) | (Gen 31:37) | 2 tn Heb “your relatives.” The word “relatives” has not been repeated in the translation here for stylistic reasons. |
| (0.35) | (Gen 31:15) | 1 tn Heb “and he devoured, even devouring.” The infinitive absolute (following the finite verb here) is used for emphasis. |
