Discovery Box| (0.38) | (Pro 6:9) | 1 sn The use of the two rhetorical questions is designed to rebuke the lazy person in a forceful manner. The sluggard is spending too much time sleeping. |
| (0.38) | (Pro 5:21) | 4 tn Heb “all his”; the referent (the person mentioned in the first half of the verse) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.38) | (Pro 4:27) | 2 tn Heb “your foot” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV). The term רַגְלְךָ (raglekha, “your foot”) is a synecdoche of part (= foot) for the whole person (= “yourself”). |
| (0.38) | (Pro 3:27) | 2 tn Heb “your hand.” The term יָדְךָ (yadekha, “your hand”) functions as a synecdoche of part (= your hand) for the whole person (= you). |
| (0.38) | (Pro 3:22) | 1 tn The noun נַפְשֶׁךָ (nafshekha, “your soul”) is a synecdoche of part (= inner soul) for the whole person (= you); see BDB 600 s.v. 4.a.2. |
| (0.38) | (Pro 1:26) | 4 tn Heb “your dread” (so NASB); KJV “your fear”; NRSV “panic.” The second person masculine plural suffix is a subjective genitive: “that which you dread.” |
| (0.38) | (Pro 1:16) | 1 tn Heb “their feet.” The term “feet” is a synecdoche of the part (= their feet) for the whole person (= they), stressing the eagerness of the robbers. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 128:1) | 1 sn Psalm 128. The psalmist observes that the godly individual has genuine happiness because the Lord rewards such a person with prosperity and numerous children. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 93:2) | 1 tn Heb “from antiquity [are] you.” As the context suggests, this refers specifically to God’s royal position, not his personal existence. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 82:5) | 1 sn Having addressed the defendants, God now speaks to those who are observing the trial, referring to the gods in the third person. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 50:20) | 1 tn Heb “you sit, against your brother you speak.” To “sit” and “speak” against someone implies plotting against that person (see Ps 119:23). |
| (0.38) | (Psa 14:2) | 4 sn Anyone who is wise and seeks God refers to the person who seeks to have a relationship with God by obeying and worshiping him. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 7:5) | 2 tn Heb “my life.” The pronominal suffix attached to נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) is equivalent to a personal pronoun. See Ps 6:3. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 7:2) | 2 tn Heb “my life.” The pronominal suffix attached to נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) is equivalent to a personal pronoun. See Ps 6:3. |
| (0.38) | (Job 40:11) | 3 tn The word was just used in the positive sense of excellence or majesty; now the exalted nature of the person refers to self-exaltation, or pride. |
| (0.38) | (Job 24:18) | 4 sn The wicked person is described here as a spray or foam upon the waters, built up in the agitation of the waters but dying away swiftly. |
| (0.38) | (Job 21:32) | 2 tn The Hebrew word refers to the tumulus, the burial mound that is erected on the spot where the person is buried. |
| (0.38) | (Job 21:3) | 2 tn The conjunction and the independent personal pronoun draw emphatic attention to the subject of the verb: “and I on my part will speak.” |
| (0.38) | (Job 20:16) | 2 sn To take the possessions of another person is hereby compared to sucking poison from a serpent—it will kill eventually. |
| (0.38) | (Job 20:11) | 1 tn “Bones” is often used metonymically for the whole person, the bones being the framework, meaning everything inside, as well as the body itself. |
