Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Zep 1:11) | 1 tn Heb “in the Mortar.” The Hebrew term מַכְתֵּשׁ (makhtesh, “mortar”) is apparently here the name of a low-lying area where economic activity took place. |
| (0.30) | (Zep 1:7) | 4 sn Because a sacrificial meal presupposes the slaughter of animals, it is used here as a metaphor of the bloody judgment to come. |
| (0.30) | (Hab 2:9) | 2 sn Here the Babylonians are compared to a bird, perhaps an eagle, that builds its nest in an inaccessible high place where predators cannot reach it. |
| (0.30) | (Hab 2:2) | 4 tn Heb “might run,” which here probably means “run [through it quickly with one’s eyes],” that is, read it easily. |
| (0.30) | (Nah 3:12) | 4 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the first ripe fruit of the previous line, rendered here as “their figs”) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.30) | (Mic 7:19) | 6 sn In this metaphor the Lord disposes of Israel’s sins by throwing them into the waters of the sea (here symbolic of chaos). |
| (0.30) | (Mic 7:19) | 2 tn The verb יָשׁוּב (yashuv, “he will return”) is here used adverbially in relation to the following verb, indicating that the Lord will again show mercy. |
| (0.30) | (Mic 7:19) | 1 tn The interrogative force of the previous verse is continued here, part of a list of attributes reinforcing the question, “Who is like God?” |
| (0.30) | (Mic 5:5) | 4 sn The numbers seven and eight here symbolize completeness and emphasize that Israel will have more than enough military leadership and strength to withstand the Assyrian advance. |
| (0.30) | (Mic 4:9) | 5 tn Heb “that.” The Hebrew particle כִּי (ki) is used here in a resultative sense; for this use see R. J. Williams, Hebrew Syntax, 73, §450. |
| (0.30) | (Mic 3:9) | 3 tn Heb “who.” A new sentence was begun here in the translation for stylistic reasons (also at the beginning of v. 10). |
| (0.30) | (Mic 1:11) | 1 tn The feminine singular participle is here used in a collective sense for all the residents of the town. See GKC 394 §122.s. |
| (0.30) | (Jon 4:5) | 2 tn Heb “of the city.” For stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy, the noun “city” has been replaced here by the pronoun (“it”) in the translation. |
| (0.30) | (Jon 3:5) | 1 tn Heb “men.” The term is used generically here for “people” (so KJV, ASV, and many other English versions); cf. NIV “the Ninevites.” |
| (0.30) | (Jon 1:11) | 2 tn The vav plus the imperfect conjugation verb וְיִשְׁתֹּק (veyishtoq, “to be quiet”) here denotes purpose/result (see IBHS 638-40 §38.3). |
| (0.30) | (Jon 1:4) | 2 tn The Hiphil of טוּל (tul, “to hurl”) is used here and several times in this episode for rhetorical emphasis (see vv. 5 and 15). |
| (0.30) | (Oba 1:13) | 1 tn Heb “the gate.” The term “gate” here functions as a synecdoche for the city as a whole, which the Edomites plundered. |
| (0.30) | (Oba 1:11) | 2 tn Or perhaps, “wealth” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT). The Hebrew word is somewhat ambiguous here. This word also appears in v. 13, where it clearly refers to wealth. |
| (0.30) | (Oba 1:9) | 2 tn The Hebrew word used here (לְמַעַן, lemaʿan) usually expresses purpose. The sense in this context, however, is more likely that of result. |
| (0.30) | (Oba 1:6) | 1 tn Heb “Esau.” The name Esau here is a synecdoche of part for whole referring to the Edomites. Cf. “Jacob” in v. 10, where the meaning is “Israelites.” |
