² tn Heb “He will leave his blood upon him”; cf. NIV “will leave upon him the guilt of his bloodshed.”

² tn Grk “to shut it,” but English would leave the direct object understood in this case.

¹ sn On the phrase leaving everything see Luke 5:10-11; 14:33.

² tn Grk “and leaving Nazareth, he came and took up residence in Capernaum.”

⁷ tn Heb “going to” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NRSV); cf. NIV “bound for,” NLT “leaving for.”

³ sn Earlier Ezekiel had observed God leaving the temple to the east (11:23).

¹ sn God’s exiled people are told to leave doomed Babylon (see v. 45).

¹ tn Heb “you will leave your name for an oath to my chosen ones.”

⁷ tn Heb “shake off [their leaves]” (so ASV, NRSV); NAB “are stripped bare.”

⁴ tn Heb “so that he leaves empty the appetite [or “desire”] of the hungry.”

⁵ tn Heb “they are satisfied [with] sons and leave their abundance to their children.”

³ tn Heb “cease from me.” This construction means essentially “leave me in peace.”

⁶ tn The words “He will not leave” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹ tn Heb “And when” (so KJV, NASB). Many recent English versions leave the conjunction untranslated.

⁴ tn Heb “arise, leave!” The first imperative draws attention to the need for immediate action.

⁵ tn The relative pronoun שֶׁ (she) on שֶׁאַנִּיחֶנּוּ (sheʾannikhennu, relative pronoun שֶׁ plus Hiphil imperfect first person common singular from נוּחַ, nuakh, “to leave” plus third person masculine singular suffix) is causal: “Because I must leave it behind.”

² tn Heb “leafage” or “leaf” (cf. KJV “as a branch”); TEV “leaves of summer”; NLT “leaves in spring.” The simile of a leaf is a figure of prosperity and fertility throughout the ancient Near East.

² tn The form with אַל־נָא (ʾal naʾ) is a jussive; negated it stresses a more immediate request, as if Hobab is starting to leave, or at least determined to leave.

¹ tn Grk “Therefore leaving behind.” The implication is not of abandoning this elementary information, but of building on it.

² tn The entire phrase “abandon you as orphans” could be understood as an idiom meaning, “leave you helpless.”