Discovery Box| (0.30) | (1Sa 15:16) | 2 tc The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss in reading the singular (“he said”) rather than the plural (“they said”) of the Kethib. |
| (0.30) | (1Sa 14:33) | 2 tc The translation follows the LXX reading ἐνταῦθα (entautha, “here”) for הֲלֹם (halom, “here”) rather than the MT’s הַיּוֹם (hayyom, “today”). |
| (0.30) | (1Sa 14:32) | 1 tc The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss in reading “and they rushed greedily upon,” rather than the Kethib, “and they did.” |
| (0.30) | (1Sa 11:8) | 1 tc The LXX and two Old Latin mss read 600,000 here, rather than the MT’s 300,000. |
| (0.30) | (1Sa 2:23) | 1 tn The MT reads, “Why do you act according to these things which I am hearing—evil things—from all these people?” |
| (0.30) | (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.” |
| (0.30) | (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. |
| (0.30) | (Rut 3:14) | 1 tc The consonantal text (Kethib) has the singular מַרְגְּלָתוֹ (margelato, “his leg”), while the marginal reading (Qere) has the plural מַרְגְּלוֹתָיו (margelotayv, “his legs”). |
| (0.30) | (Jdg 20:43) | 1 tc The translation assumes the reading מִנּוֹחָה (minnokhah, “from Nohah”; cf. 1 Chr 8:2) rather than the MT’s מְנוּחָה (menukhah, “resting place”). |
| (0.30) | (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. |
| (0.30) | (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.” |
| (0.30) | (Jdg 5:15) | 5 tc The great majority of Hebrew mss have “resolves of heart,” but a few mss read “searchings of heart,” which is preferable in light of v. 16. |
| (0.30) | (Jos 23:5) | 1 tn The Hebrew text reads, “from before you.” This has not been included in the translation because it is redundant in English. |
| (0.30) | (Jos 7:17) | 2 tn Heb “and he selected Zabdi.” The Lord is the apparent subject. The LXX supports reading a passive (Niphal) form here, as does the immediate context. |
| (0.30) | (Jos 6:7) | 1 tn An alternative reading is “and they said.” In this case the subject is indefinite and the verb should be translated as passive, “[the army] was told.” |
| (0.30) | (Jos 1:8) | 1 sn This law scroll must not leave your lips. The ancient practice of reading aloud to oneself as an aid to memorization is in view here. |
| (0.30) | (Deu 31:18) | 2 tn Heb “he.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “they.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16. |
| (0.30) | (Deu 31:20) | 1 tn Heb “him.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “them.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16. |
| (0.30) | (Deu 31:21) | 3 tn Heb “him.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “them.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16. |
| (0.30) | (Deu 31:21) | 4 tn Heb “his.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “their.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16. |
