Discovery Box| (0.38) | (1Sa 14:23) | 1 tc The LXX includes the following words: “And all the people were with Saul, about ten thousand men. And the battle extended to the entire city on mount Ephraim.” |
| (0.38) | (1Sa 14:18) | 2 tc Heb “for the ark of God was in that day, and the sons of Israel.” The translation follows the text of some Greek manuscripts. See the previous note. |
| (0.38) | (1Sa 13:15) | 2 tn Heb “at Gibeah of Benjamin.” The words “in the territory” are supplied in the translation for clarity (likewise in the following verse). |
| (0.38) | (1Sa 13:20) | 1 tc The translation follows the LXX (“their sickle”) here, rather than the MT “plowshares,” which is due to dittography from the word earlier in the verse. |
| (0.38) | (1Sa 7:2) | 2 tn Heb “mourned after”; NIV84 “mourned and sought after”; KJV, NRSV “lamented after”; NAB “turned to”; NCV “began to follow…again.” |
| (0.38) | (1Sa 5:6) | 3 tc The LXX and Vulgate add the following: “And mice multiplied in their land, and the terror of death was throughout the entire city.” |
| (0.38) | (1Sa 2:16) | 5 tc The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss (“no”) rather than the MT’s Kethib, which reads “to him.” |
| (0.38) | (1Sa 2:9) | 2 tc The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss in reading the plural (“his holy ones”) rather than the singular (“his holy one”) of the Kethib. |
| (0.38) | (Rut 4:14) | 1 tn Or “redeemer.” See the note on the phrase “guardian of the family interests” in 3:9. As the following context indicates, the child is referred to here. |
| (0.38) | (Rut 3:5) | 4 tn Heb “everything which you are saying I will do.” The Hebrew word order emphasizes Ruth’s intention to follow Naomi’s instructions to the letter. |
| (0.38) | (Jdg 16:13) | 1 tn Heb “head” (also in the following verse). By metonymy the head is mentioned in the Hebrew text in place of the hair on it. |
| (0.38) | (Jdg 6:14) | 1 tc The LXX reads “the angel of the Lord” here and in v. 16. The translation follows the MT and adds “himself” to draw attention to the change. |
| (0.38) | (Jdg 5:23) | 4 tn Heb “to the help of the Lord” (the same Hebrew phrase occurs in the following line). Another option is to read “to aid the Lord’s cause.” |
| (0.38) | (Jos 1:9) | 1 tn Heb “Have I not commanded you?” The rhetorical question emphasizes the importance of the following command by reminding the listener that it is being repeated. |
| (0.38) | (Deu 33:9) | 1 sn This statement no doubt alludes to the Levites’ destruction of their own fellow tribesmen following the golden calf incident (Exod 32:25-29). |
| (0.38) | (Deu 33:5) | 3 sn The following blessing is given to the tribes in order, although the tribe of Simeon is curiously missing from the list. |
| (0.38) | (Deu 28:66) | 1 tn Heb “you will not be confident in your life.” The phrase “from one day to the next” is implied by the following verse. |
| (0.38) | (Deu 28:23) | 2 tn Or “heavens” (also in the following verse). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context. |
| (0.38) | (Deu 25:13) | 1 tn Heb “a stone and a stone.” The repetition of the singular noun here expresses diversity, as the following phrase indicates. See IBHS 116 §7.2.3c. |
| (0.38) | (Deu 23:19) | 1 tn Heb “to your brother” (likewise in the following verse). Since this is not limited to actual siblings, “fellow Israelite” is used in the translation (cf. NAB, NASB “countrymen”). |
