Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Amo 6:5) | 1 tn The meaning of the Hebrew verb פָּרַט (parat), which occurs only here in the OT, is unclear. Some translate “strum,” “pluck,” or “improvise.” |
| (0.30) | (Amo 4:11) | 1 tn Several English versions substitute the first person pronoun (“I”) here for stylistic reasons (e.g., NIV, NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT). |
| (0.30) | (Amo 3:9) | 3 tn The Hebrew noun carries the nuance of “panic” or “confusion.” Here it refers metonymically to the violent deeds that terrorize the oppressed. |
| (0.30) | (Amo 3:2) | 1 tn Heb “You only have I known.” The Hebrew verb יָדַע (yadaʿ) is used here in its covenantal sense of “recognize in a special way.” |
| (0.30) | (Amo 2:7) | 6 tn Heb “my holy name.” Here “name” is used metonymically for God’s moral character or reputation, while “holy” has a moral and ethical connotation. |
| (0.30) | (Amo 2:4) | 6 sn Here the idolatry of the parents carried over to the children, who persisted in worshiping the idols to which their fathers were loyal. |
| (0.30) | (Joe 3:14) | 1 sn The decision referred to here is not a response on the part of the crowd but the verdict handed out by the divine judge. |
| (0.30) | (Hos 4:13) | 1 tn The phrase “they sacrifice” is not repeated in the Hebrew text here but is implied by parallelism; it is provided in the translation for the sake of clarity. |
| (0.30) | (Hos 2:19) | 1 tn Heb “I will betroth you to me” (so NIV) here and in the following lines (cf. NRSV “I will take you for my wife forever”). |
| (0.30) | (Hos 2:8) | 5 tn The phrase “that it was I who” does not appear in the Hebrew text here but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. |
| (0.30) | (Hos 1:9) | 1 tn Heb “Then he said”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity. As in v. 6, many English versions specify the speaker here. |
| (0.30) | (Hos 1:6) | 4 tn The particle כִּי (ki) probably denotes cause (so NCV, TEV, CEV) or result here (GKC 505 §166.b; BDB 473 s.v. כִּי 3.c). |
| (0.30) | (Hos 1:1) | 3 sn Joash is a variation of the name Jehoash. Some English versions use “Jehoash” here (e.g., NIV, NCV, TEV, NLT). |
| (0.30) | (Hos 1:2) | 4 tn Heb “to Hosea.” The proper name is replaced by the pronoun here to avoid redundancy in English (cf. NIV, NCV, NLT). |
| (0.30) | (Dan 12:4) | 1 tn Or “will run back and forth”; KJV “shall run to and fro”; NIV “will go here and there”; CEV “will go everywhere.” |
| (0.30) | (Dan 11:32) | 3 tn Heb “know.” The term “know” sometimes means “to recognize.” In relational contexts it can have the connotation “recognize the authority of, be loyal to,” as it does here. |
| (0.30) | (Dan 11:6) | 1 sn Here they refers to Ptolemy II Philadelphus (ca. 285-246 b.c.) and Antiochus II Theos (ca. 262-246 b.c.). |
| (0.30) | (Dan 11:18) | 3 tn The Hebrew here is difficult in that the negative בִּלְתִּי (bilti, “not”) is used in an unusual way. The sense is not entirely clear. |
| (0.30) | (Dan 8:25) | 1 tn The Hebrew term has a primary meaning of “skill, insight,” but here it has the connotation “cunning, treachery.” See BDB 968 s.v. שֵׂכֶל, שֶׂכֶל. |
| (0.30) | (Dan 8:12) | 3 tc Two medieval Hebrew MSS and the LXX have a passive verb here: “truth was hurled to the ground” (cf. NIV, NCV, TEV). |
