(0.49) | (Jos 18:20) | 1 tn Heb “This was the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin by its borders round about, by their clans.” |
(0.45) | (Jer 22:5) | 1 sn Heb “I swear by myself.” Oaths were guaranteed by invoking the name of a god or swearing by “his life.” See Jer 12:16 and 44:26. Since the Lord is incomparably great, he could swear by none higher (see Heb 6:13-16) than to swear by himself or his own great name. |
(0.43) | (Act 27:11) | 4 sn More convinced by the captain and the ship’s owner than by what Paul said. The position taken by the centurion was logical, since he was following “professional” advice. But this was not a normal voyage. |
(0.43) | (Joh 17:4) | 1 tn Or “by finishing” or “by accomplishing.” Jesus now states that he has glorified the Father on earth by finishing (τελειώσας [teleiōsas] is best understood as an adverbial participle of means) the work which the Father had given him to do. |
(0.43) | (Zec 4:7) | 3 sn Grace is a fitting response to the idea that it was “not by strength and not by power” but by God’s gracious Spirit that the work could be done (cf. v. 6). |
(0.43) | (Eze 6:11) | 1 sn By the sword and by famine and by pestilence. A similar trilogy of punishments is mentioned in Lev 26:25-26. See also Jer 14:12; 21:9; 27:8, 13; 29:18. |
(0.43) | (Pro 15:29) | 3 sn God’s response to prayer is determined by the righteousness of the one who prays. A prayer of repentance by the wicked is an exception, for by it they would become the righteous (C. H. Toy, Proverbs [ICC], 316). |
(0.43) | (1Ch 25:1) | 1 tn Heb “David and the officers of the army set apart for service the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the ones prophesying by harps, by lyres, and by cymbals.” |
(0.43) | (Deu 1:2) | 4 sn Mount Seir is synonymous with Edom. “By way of Mount Seir” refers to the route from Horeb that ended up in Edom Cf. CEV “by way of the Mount Seir Road”; TEV “by way of the hill country of Edom.” |
(0.43) | (Exo 27:9) | 4 sn The entire courtyard of 150 feet by 75 feet was to be enclosed by a curtain wall held up with posts in bases. All these hangings were kept in place by a cord and tent pegs. |
(0.43) | (Exo 25:10) | 2 tn The word “ark” has long been used by English translations to render אָרוֹן (ʾaron), the word used for the wooden “box,” or “chest,” made by Noah in which to escape the flood and by the Israelites to furnish the tabernacle. |
(0.42) | (1Th 1:3) | 3 tn These phrases denote Christian virtues in action: the work produced by faith, labor motivated by love, and endurance that stems from hope in Christ. |
(0.42) | (Gal 3:9) | 1 tn Grk “those who are by faith,” with the Greek expression “by faith” (ἐκ πίστεως, ek pisteōs) the same as the expression in v. 8. |
(0.42) | (2Co 9:8) | 2 tn Or “so that by having enough.” The Greek participle can be translated as a participle of cause (“because you have enough”) or means (“by having enough”). |
(0.42) | (Act 27:11) | 4 tn Grk “than by what was said by Paul.” The passive construction has been converted to an active one to simplify the translation. |
(0.42) | (Act 26:7) | 3 tn Grk “I am being accused by the Jews.” The passive construction was simplified by converting it to an active one in the translation. |
(0.42) | (Act 15:24) | 4 tn Grk “by words”; L&N 25.231 translates the phrase “they troubled and upset you by what they said.” |
(0.42) | (Act 7:19) | 1 tn According to L&N 88.147 it is also possible to translate κατασοφισάμενος (katasophisamenos) as “took advantage by clever words” or “persuaded by sweet talk.” |
(0.42) | (Act 5:26) | 6 tn Grk “for they feared lest they be stoned by the people.” The translation uses a less awkward English equivalent. This is an explanatory note by the author. |
(0.42) | (Luk 15:12) | 4 tn L&N 57.3, “to belong to or come to belong to, with the possible implication of by right or by inheritance.” |