Discovery Box| (0.38) | (Deu 16:6) | 2 tc The MT reading אֶל (ʾel, “unto”) before “the place” should, following Smr, Syriac, Targums, and Vulgate, be omitted in favor of ב (bet; בַּמָּקוֹם, bammaqom), “in the place.” |
| (0.38) | (Deu 10:12) | 2 tn Heb “to walk in all his ways” (so KJV, NIV84, NRSV); NAB “follow his ways exactly”; NLT “to live according to his will.” |
| (0.38) | (Deu 9:7) | 2 tn Heb “the Lord” (likewise in the following verse with both “him” and “he”). See note on “he” in 9:3. |
| (0.38) | (Deu 4:26) | 3 tn Or “be completely” (so NCV, TEV). It is not certain here if the infinitive absolute indicates the certainty of the following action (cf. NIV) or its degree. |
| (0.38) | (Deu 1:40) | 1 tn The Hebrew pronoun is plural, as are the following verbs, indicating that Moses and the people are addressed (note v. 41). |
| (0.38) | (Num 28:2) | 3 tn The construction uses the imperfect tense expressing instruction, followed by the infinitive construct used to express the complement of direct object. |
| (0.38) | (Num 24:17) | 6 tc The MT reads “shatter, devastate.” Smr reads קֹדְקֹד (qodqod, “head; crown; pate”). Smr follows Jer 48:45 which appears to reflect Num 24:17. |
| (0.38) | (Num 20:8) | 1 tn The verb is the Piel perfect with vav (ו) consecutive, following the two imperatives in the verse. Here is the focus of the instruction for Moses. |
| (0.38) | (Num 16:30) | 2 tn The figures are personifications, but they vividly describe the catastrophe to follow—which was very much like a mouth swallowing them. |
| (0.38) | (Num 14:28) | 2 tn The word נְאֻם (neʾum) is an “oracle.” It is followed by the subjective genitive: “the oracle of the Lord” is equal to saying “the Lord says.” |
| (0.38) | (Num 11:9) | 1 tn The temporal clause is constructed of the infinitive construct from יָרָד (yarad) with a temporal preposition, followed by the subjective genitive. |
| (0.38) | (Num 8:24) | 1 tn Heb “this which to the Levites.” The meaning is “This is what concerns the Levites,” that is, the following rulings are for them. |
| (0.38) | (Num 8:11) | 2 tn The construction emphasizes the spiritual service of the Levites, using the infinitive construct of עָבַד (ʿavad) followed by its cognate accusative. |
| (0.38) | (Num 8:7) | 1 tn Or, more literally, “and thus you shall do.” The verb is the imperfect tense of instruction or legislation. Here it introduces the procedures to be followed. |
| (0.38) | (Num 7:5) | 3 tn The sentence uses the infinitive construct expressing purpose, followed by its cognate accusative: “[that they may be] for doing the work of” (literally, “serving the service of”). |
| (0.38) | (Num 6:23) | 2 tn The Piel imperfect has the nuance of instruction. The particle “thus” explains that the following oracle is the form to use. |
| (0.38) | (Num 6:2) | 3 tn The construction uses the infinitive construct followed by the cognate accusative: “to vow a vow.” This intensifies the idea that the vow is being taken carefully. |
| (0.38) | (Num 5:15) | 1 tn All the conditions have been laid down now for the instruction to begin—if all this happened, then this is the procedure to follow. |
| (0.38) | (Num 3:10) | 1 tc The LXX includes the following words here: “and all things pertaining to the altar and within the veil.” Cf. Num 18:7. |
| (0.38) | (Lev 22:2) | 1 tn Heb “holy things,” which means the “holy offerings” in this context, as the following verses show. The referent has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
