Discovery Box| (0.43) | (Psa 26:3) | 2 sn The psalmist’s awareness of the Lord’s faithfulness and…loyalty toward him motivates him to remain loyal to the Lord and to maintain his moral purity. |
| (0.43) | (1Ki 5:5) | 2 tn Heb “a house for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name. |
| (0.43) | (1Ki 5:3) | 1 tn Heb “a house for the name of the Lord.” The word “name” sometimes refers to one’s reputation or honor. The “name” of the Lord sometimes designates the Lord himself, being indistinguishable from the proper name. |
| (0.43) | (2Sa 12:9) | 1 tn Or “word, message.” The “word of the Lord” sometimes refers to a prophetic message from God and sometimes to his past revelation. Here it refers to the Lord’s laws which David has violated. |
| (0.43) | (1Sa 10:1) | 3 tn Heb “Is it not that the Lord has anointed you?” The question draws attention to the fact and is a rhetorical way of affirming the Lord’s choice of Saul. The translation reflects the rhetorical force of the question. |
| (0.43) | (Isa 40:7) | 1 tn The Hebrew text has רוּחַ יְהוָה (ruakh yehvah), which in this context probably does not refer to the Lord’s personal Spirit. The phrase is better translated “the breath of the Lord,” or “the wind of [i.e., sent by] the Lord.” The Lord’s sovereign control over nature, including the hot desert winds that dry up vegetation, is in view here (cf. Ps 147:18; Isa 59:19). |
| (0.43) | (Lev 10:19) | 2 tn Heb “today they presented their sin offering and their burnt offering before the Lord, and like these things have happened to me, and (if) I had eaten sin offering today would it be good in the eyes of the Lord?” The idiom “would it be good in the eyes of [the Lord]” has been translated “would [the Lord] have been pleased.” Cf. NRSV “would it have been agreeable to the Lord?”; CEV, NLT “Would the Lord have approved?” |
| (0.42) | (Jud 1:8) | 3 tn Most likely, the authority of the Lord is in view. This verse, then, echoes the indictment of v. 4: “they deny our Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.” |
| (0.42) | (Act 9:42) | 2 sn This became known…many believed in the Lord. This is a “sign” miracle that pictures how the Lord can give life. |
| (0.42) | (Act 7:60) | 2 sn The remarks Lord Jesus, receive my spirit and Lord, do not hold this sin against them recall statements Jesus made on the cross (Luke 23:34, 46). |
| (0.42) | (Luk 24:33) | 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the Lord’s appearance to them. |
| (0.42) | (Luk 21:36) | 1 sn The call to be alert at all times is a call to remain faithful in looking for the Lord’s return. |
| (0.42) | (Luk 10:39) | 3 sn The description of Mary sitting at the Lord’s feet and listening to him makes her sound like a disciple (compare Luke 8:35). |
| (0.42) | (Luk 1:45) | 3 tn That is, “what was said to her (by the angel) at the Lord’s command” (BDAG 756 s.v. παρά A.2). |
| (0.42) | (Hab 3:10) | 2 sn The great deep, which is to be equated with the sea (vv. 8, 15), is a symbol of chaos and represents the Lord’s enemies. |
| (0.42) | (Hab 2:16) | 4 sn The Lord’s right hand represents his military power. He will force the Babylonians to experience the same humiliating defeat they inflicted on others. |
| (0.42) | (Nah 1:9) | 3 tn Or “The Lord will completely foil whatever you plot against him”; or “Whatever you may think about the Lord, he [always] brings everything to a conclusion.” |
| (0.42) | (Jon 1:3) | 13 tn Heb “away from the presence of the Lord.” See note on the phrase “from the commission of the Lord” in v. 3a. |
| (0.42) | (Eze 23:5) | 1 tn Heb “while she was under me.” The expression indicates that Oholah is viewed as the Lord’s wife. See Num 5:19-20, 29. |
| (0.42) | (Eze 3:14) | 2 tn Heb “the hand of the Lord was on me heavily.” The “hand of the Lord” is a metaphor for his power or influence; the modifier conveys intensity. |
