Discovery Box| (0.43) | (Lev 20:9) | 3 tn Heb “makes light of his father and his mother.” Almost all English versions render this as some variation of “curses his father or mother.” |
| (0.43) | (Lev 13:14) | 1 tn Heb “and in the day of there appears in it living flesh.” Some English versions render this as “open sores” (cf. NCV, TEV, NLT). |
| (0.43) | (Lev 5:9) | 2 tn Heb “the remainder in the blood.” The preposition ב (bet, “in”) is used here to mean “some among” a whole collection of something. |
| (0.43) | (Exo 22:1) | 4 tn בָּקַר (baqar) and צֹאן (tsoʾn) are the categories to which the ox and the sheep belonged, so that the criminal had some latitude in paying back animals. |
| (0.43) | (Gen 47:25) | 1 tn Heb “we find favor in the eyes of my lord.” Some interpret this as a request, “may we find favor in the eyes of my lord.” |
| (0.43) | (Gen 36:39) | 1 tc Most mss of the MT read “Hadar” here; “Hadad” is the reading found in some Hebrew mss, Smr, and Syriac (cf. also 1 Chr 1:50). |
| (0.43) | (Gen 35:10) | 1 sn The name Israel means “God fights” (although some interpret the meaning as “he fights [with] God”). See Gen 32:28. |
| (0.43) | (Gen 32:13) | 2 tn Heb “and he took from that which was going into his hand,” meaning that he took some of what belonged to him. |
| (0.43) | (Gen 31:34) | 1 tn The “camel’s saddle” was probably some sort of basket-saddle, a cushioned saddle with a basket bound on. Cf. NAB “inside a camel cushion.” |
| (0.43) | (Gen 25:26) | 2 tn Heb “And he called his name Jacob.” Some ancient witnesses read “they called his name Jacob” (see v. 25). In either case the subject is indefinite. |
| (0.43) | (Gen 25:25) | 4 tn Heb “And they called his name Esau.” The name “Esau” (עֵשָׂו, ʿesav) is not etymologically related to שֵׂעָר (seʿar), but it draws on some of the sounds. |
| (0.43) | (Gen 21:31) | 1 tn Heb “that is why he called that place.” Some translations render this as an impersonal passive, “that is why that place was called.” |
| (0.43) | (Gen 20:10) | 2 tn Heb “What did you see that you did this thing?” The question implies that Abraham had some motive for deceiving Abimelech. |
| (0.43) | (Gen 10:15) | 3 tn Some see a reference to “Hittites” here (cf. NIV), but this seems unlikely. See the note on the phrase “sons of Heth” in Gen 23:3. |
| (0.43) | (Gen 3:12) | 2 tn The words “some fruit” here and the pronoun “it” at the end of the sentence are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied for stylistic reasons. |
| (0.40) | (Rev 17:9) | 2 tn It is important to note that the height of “mountains” versus “hills” or other topographical terms is somewhat relative. In terms of Palestinian topography, Mount Tabor (traditionally regarded as the mount of transfiguration) is some 1,800 ft (550 m) above sea level, while the Mount of Olives is only some 100 ft (30 m) higher than Jerusalem. |
| (0.40) | (Rom 8:38) | 1 tn BDAG 138 s.v. ἀρχή 6 takes this term as a reference to angelic or transcendent powers (as opposed to merely human rulers). To clarify this, the adjective “heavenly” has been supplied in the translation. Some interpreters see this as a reference to fallen angels or demonic powers, and this view is reflected in some recent translations (NIV, NLT). |
| (0.40) | (Luk 22:16) | 2 sn Jesus looked to a celebration in the kingdom to come when the Passover is fulfilled. This reference could well suggest that some type of commemorative sacrifice and meal will be celebrated then, as the antecedent is the Passover sacrifice. The reference is not to the Lord’s supper as some argue, but the Passover. |
| (0.40) | (Luk 12:40) | 1 sn Jesus made clear that his coming could not be timed, and suggested it might take some time—so long, in fact, that some would not be looking for him any longer (at an hour when you do not expect him). |
| (0.40) | (Mar 2:2) | 1 tn Some translations (e.g., NIV, NLT) take the preposition πρός (pros), which indicates proximity, to mean “outside the door.” Others render it as “in front of the door” (TEV, CEV), and still others, “around the door” (NAB). There is some ambiguity inherent in the description here. |
