(0.42) | (Ecc 2:19) | 2 tn The phrase “the fruit of” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity (see the following note on the word “labor”). |
(0.42) | (Ecc 1:14) | 6 tn Heb “striving of wind.” The word “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text; it has been added in the translation to make the comparative notion clear. |
(0.42) | (Pro 30:5) | 2 tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. |
(0.42) | (Pro 30:14) | 1 tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. |
(0.42) | (Pro 29:8) | 3 tn The term “city” is a metonymy of subject; it refers to the people in the city who can easily be set in an uproar by such scornful people. |
(0.42) | (Pro 28:3) | 2 tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. |
(0.42) | (Pro 27:11) | 1 tn Heb “my son”; the reference to a “son” is retained in the translation here because in the following lines the advice is to avoid women who are prostitutes. |
(0.42) | (Pro 24:14) | 1 tn D. W. Thomas argues for a meaning of “seek” in place of “know” (“Notes on Some Passages in the Book of Proverbs,” JTS 38 [1937]: 400-403). |
(0.42) | (Pro 23:26) | 1 tn Heb “my son”; the reference to a “son” is retained in the translation here because in the following lines the advice is to avoid women who are prostitutes. |
(0.42) | (Pro 23:27) | 3 tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. |
(0.42) | (Pro 23:7) | 2 tn The phrase “the cost” does not appear in the Hebrew but is implied by the verb; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. |
(0.42) | (Pro 22:20) | 2 tn The term “sayings” does not appear in the Hebrew text but is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. |
(0.42) | (Pro 22:18) | 2 tn Heb “keep them,” referring to the words of the wise expressed in these sayings. The referent has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
(0.42) | (Pro 22:3) | 2 tn All the verbs in this verse are perfect forms, so past tense in English. They portray events that have happened as prototypical of what commonly happens. |
(0.42) | (Pro 21:18) | 3 tn The phrase “are taken” does not appear in the Hebrew but is implied by the parallelism; it is supplied in the translation for smoothness. |
(0.42) | (Pro 20:14) | 3 tn The Hitpael imperfect of הָלַל (halal) means “to praise”—to talk in glowing terms, excitedly. In this stem it means “to praise oneself; to boast.” |
(0.42) | (Pro 20:15) | 3 tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. |
(0.42) | (Pro 20:13) | 2 tn The second line uses two imperatives in a sequence (without the vav [ו]): “open your eyes” and then (or, in order that) you will “be satisfied.” |
(0.42) | (Pro 20:4) | 4 tn The phrase “for grain” does not appear in the Hebrew but is implied; it is supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity. |
(0.42) | (Pro 19:29) | 2 tn The verb is a Niphal perfect of כוּן (kun) and may be past, as in “have been prepared,” or focused on the resulting state, as in “are ready.” |