¹ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

¹ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

¹ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

¹ sn The expression trade silver for the poor refers to the slave trade.

¹ tn Heb “servant” (so KJV, ASV; NAB “slave”; NCV “officer.” This phrase also occurs in v. 19.

¹ tn The word “slaves” is not in the Hebrew text, but is implied here.

² tn Heb “The one with whom it is found will become my slave.”

² tn Heb “served you,” but in this accusatory context the meaning is more “worked like a slave.”

² tn Heb “a slave to him”; the referent (Shem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “a slave to him”; the referent (Japheth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ tn Grk “And he said to him.” Here δέ (de) has not been translated. The rest of the phrase has been simplified to “the slave replied,” with the referent (the slave) specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tc Reading with 4QSam^a and the LXX “when they were in the land of Egypt, slaves to the house of Pharaoh.” The MT omits “slaves,” probably lost due to homoioteleuton.

² tn Or “those who devote themselves to service are faithful and dearly loved” (referring to slaves who serve them).

¹ tn On this word here and in 4:1, see the note on “fellow slave” in 1:7.

⁴ tn Grk “him”; the referent (the slave sent by the owner) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ sn This slave (along with the next two) represent the prophets God sent to the nation, who were mistreated and rejected.

³ tn Grk “blessed are they”; the referent (the watchful slaves, v. 37) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹ sn This slave (along with the others) represent the prophets God sent to the nation, who were mistreated and rejected.

² tn The words “slave girl” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the feminine singular form ἄλλη (allē).

¹ tn Grk “him”; the referent (the first slave mentioned in v. 24) has been specified in the translation for clarity.