Discovery Box| (0.13) | (Gen 49:18) | 1 sn I wait for your deliverance, O Lord. As Jacob sees the conflicts that lie ahead for Dan and Gad (see v. 19), he offers a brief prayer for their security. |
| (0.13) | (Gen 32:4) | 1 sn Your servant. The narrative recounts Jacob’s groveling in fear before Esau as he calls his brother his “lord,” as if to minimize what had been done twenty years ago. |
| (0.13) | (Gen 4:9) | 1 sn Where is Abel your brother? Again the Lord confronts a guilty sinner with a rhetorical question (see Gen 3:9-13), asking for an explanation of what has happened. |
| (0.13) | (1Sa 2:21) | 4 tc The MT reads “with the Lord.” The LXX and 4QSama read “before the Lord.” The Hebrew phrasing “with (עִם; ʾim) the Lord” or “with God” is uncommon and varies in significance. The preposition indicates generally that the action in the verb is done in association with the preposition’s object. From context we understand that Samuel’s religious duties are specially in the Lord’s presence, hence the NAB and TEV “in the service of the Lord”; or the CEV “at the Lord’s house in Shiloh.” The NIV, NRSV, and NLT follow the LXX “in the presence of the Lord.” |
| (0.13) | (Luk 1:66) | 5 sn The reference to the Lord’s hand indicates that the presence, direction, and favor of God was with him (Acts 7:9b). |
| (0.13) | (Amo 5:5) | 1 sn Ironically, Israel was to seek after the Lord, but not at Bethel (the name Bethel means “the house of God” in Hebrew). |
| (0.13) | (Jer 46:10) | 1 tn Heb “Lord Yahweh of Armies.” See the study note at 2:19 for the translation and significance of this title for God. |
| (0.13) | (Jer 34:13) | 1 tn Heb “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘…’” The style adopted here has been used to avoid a longer, more complex English sentence. |
| (0.13) | (Jer 26:16) | 3 tn Heb “For in the name of the Lord our God he has spoken to us.” The emphasis is on “in the name of…” |
| (0.13) | (Jer 16:9) | 1 sn For the title “the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel,” see 7:3 and the study note on 2:19. |
| (0.13) | (Jer 14:22) | 2 tn Heb “Is it not you, O Lord our God?” The words “who does” are supplied in the translation for English style. |
| (0.13) | (Jer 14:13) | 1 tn Heb “Lord Yahweh.” The translation follows the ancient Jewish tradition of substituting the Hebrew word for God for the proper name Yahweh. |
| (0.13) | (Jer 7:20) | 1 tn Heb “Lord Yahweh.” The translation follows the ancient Jewish tradition of substituting the Hebrew word for God for the proper name Yahweh. |
| (0.13) | (Jer 4:10) | 2 tn Heb “Lord Yahweh.” The translation follows the ancient Jewish tradition of substituting the Hebrew word for God for the proper name Yahweh. |
| (0.13) | (Pro 23:11) | 1 tn The participle גֹּאֵל (goʾel) describes a “kinsman redeemer.” Some English versions explicitly cite “God” (e.g., NCV, CEV) or “the Lord” (e.g. TEV). |
| (0.13) | (Psa 128:1) | 1 sn Psalm 128. The psalmist observes that the godly individual has genuine happiness because the Lord rewards such a person with prosperity and numerous children. |
| (0.13) | (Psa 100:1) | 1 sn Psalm 100. The psalmist celebrates the fact that Israel has a special relationship to God and summons worshipers to praise the Lord for his faithfulness. |
| (0.13) | (Psa 89:8) | 1 tn Traditionally “God of hosts.” The title here pictures the Lord as enthroned in the midst of the angelic hosts of heaven. |
| (0.13) | (Psa 34:19) | 3 tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal form highlights the generalizing statement and draws attention to the fact that the Lord typically delivers the godly. |
| (0.13) | (Ezr 6:7) | 1 tc For the MT reading “the work on this temple of God” the LXX reads “the servant of the Lord Zurababel” [= Zerubbabel]. |
