Discovery Box| (0.35) | (Mat 20:14) | 2 tn Grk “this last one,” translated as “this last man” because field laborers in 1st century Palestine were men. |
| (0.35) | (Zec 6:1) | 1 tn Heb “two mountains, and the mountains [were] mountains of bronze.” This has been simplified in the translation for stylistic reasons. |
| (0.35) | (Mic 1:6) | 2 tn Heb “her stones.” The term “stones” is a metonymy for the city walls whose foundations were constructed of stone masonry. |
| (0.35) | (Amo 8:5) | 5 tn Here and in v. 6 the words “we’re eager” are supplied in the translation for clarification. |
| (0.35) | (Amo 5:10) | 2 sn In ancient Israelite culture, legal disputes were resolved in the city gate, where the town elders met. |
| (0.35) | (Dan 6:24) | 4 tc The LXX specifies only the two overseers, together with their families, as those who were cast into the lions’ den. |
| (0.35) | (Dan 6:10) | 6 sn No specific posture for offering prayers is prescribed in the OT. Kneeling, as here, and standing were both practiced. |
| (0.35) | (Eze 40:16) | 1 sn Decorative palm trees were also a part of Solomon’s temple (1 Kgs 6:29, 32, 35). |
| (0.35) | (Eze 39:28) | 1 tn Heb “there,” referring to the foreign nations to which they were exiled. The translation makes the referent clear. |
| (0.35) | (Eze 39:19) | 1 sn Eating the fat and drinking blood were God’s exclusive rights in Israelite sacrifices (Lev 3:17). |
| (0.35) | (Eze 34:25) | 2 sn The woods were typically considered to be places of danger (Ps 104:20-21; Jer 5:6). |
| (0.35) | (Eze 34:5) | 1 tn As a case of dittography, the MT repeats “and they were scattered” at the end of the verse. |
| (0.35) | (Eze 22:6) | 1 tn Heb “Look! The princes of Israel, each according to his arm, were in you in order to shed blood.” |
| (0.35) | (Eze 4:13) | 1 sn Unclean food among the nations. Lands outside of Israel were considered unclean (Josh 22:19; Amos 7:17). |
| (0.35) | (Eze 4:9) | 1 sn Wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt. All these foods were common in Mesopotamia where Ezekiel was exiled. |
| (0.35) | (Jer 51:27) | 2 sn Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz were three kingdoms located in the Lake Van-Lake Urmia region that are now parts of eastern Turkey and northwestern Iran. These kingdoms were conquered and made vassal states by the Medes in the early sixth century. The Medes were the dominant country in this region from around 590 b.c. until they were conquered and incorporated into the Persian empire by Cyrus in 550 b.c. |
| (0.35) | (Jer 48:37) | 1 sn The actions referred to here were all acts used to mourn the dead (cf. Isa 15:2-3). |
| (0.35) | (Jer 41:3) | 3 tn Heb “were found there.” For this nuance of the verb see BDB 594 s.v. מָצָא Niph.2.c. |
| (0.35) | (Jer 25:20) | 3 sn See further Jer 47:1-7 for the judgment against the Philistines. The Philistine cities were west of Judah. |
| (0.35) | (Jer 25:21) | 1 sn See further Jer 49:7-22 for the judgment against Edom. Edom, Moab, and Ammon were east of Judah. |
