Discovery Box| (0.50) | (Job 27:15) | 2 tc The LXX has “their widows” to match the plural, and most commentators harmonize in the same way. |
| (0.50) | (Job 26:5) | 4 tc Most commentators wish to lengthen the verse and make it more parallel, but nothing is gained by doing this. |
| (0.50) | (1Ki 15:6) | 1 tc Most Hebrew mss read “Rehoboam”; a few Hebrew mss and the Syriac read “Abijam” (a variant of Abijah). |
| (0.50) | (Jos 5:6) | 2 tn Some Hebrew mss, as well as the Syriac version, support this reading. Most ancient witnesses read “us.” |
| (0.50) | (Deu 10:8) | 2 sn To formulate blessings. The most famous example of this is the priestly “blessing formula” of Num 6:24-26. |
| (0.50) | (Deu 3:5) | 2 tn The Hebrew term פְּרָזִי (perazi) refers to rural areas, at the most “unwalled villages” (KJV, NASB “unwalled towns”). |
| (0.50) | (Deu 2:12) | 2 tn Most modern English versions, beginning with the ASV (1901), regard vv. 10-12 as parenthetical to the narrative. |
| (0.50) | (Num 14:44) | 2 tn The disjunctive vav (ו) here introduces a circumstantial clause; the most appropriate one here would be the concessive “although.” |
| (0.50) | (Lev 13:48) | 2 tn Heb “in any handiwork of skin” (cf. KJV, ASV, NRSV); most other modern English versions have “leather.” |
| (0.50) | (Lev 6:25) | 1 tn Heb “holiness of holinesses [or holy of holies] it is.” Cf. NAB “most sacred”; CEV “very sacred”; TEV “very holy.” |
| (0.50) | (Exo 15:16) | 1 tn The two words can form a nominal hendiadys, “a dreadful fear,” though most English versions retain the two separate terms. |
| (0.49) | (Psa 7:17) | 2 tn Heb “[to] the name of the Lord Most High.” God’s “name” refers metonymically to his divine characteristics as suggested by his name, in this case the compound “Lord Most High.” The divine title “Most High” (עֶלְיוֹן, ʿelyon) pictures God as the exalted ruler of the universe who vindicates the innocent and judges the wicked. See especially Ps 47:2. |
| (0.43) | (Jud 1:24) | 2 tn Grk “with rejoicing.” The prepositional clause is placed after “his glorious presence” in Greek, but most likely goes with “cause you to stand.” |
| (0.43) | (Jud 1:7) | 5 tn “Angels” is not in the Greek text, but the masculine demonstrative pronoun most likely refers back to the angels of v. 6. |
| (0.43) | (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.” |
| (0.43) | (Jud 1:3) | 3 tn Grk “encouraging.” Παρακαλῶν (parakalōn) is most likely a telic participle. In keeping with other participles of purpose, it is present tense and occurs after the main verb. |
| (0.43) | (2Pe 1:17) | 1 tn Grk “such a.” The pronoun τοιᾶσδε (toiasde) most likely refers to what follows, connoting something of the uniqueness of the proclamation. |
| (0.43) | (2Ti 3:17) | 1 tn Grk “the man of God,” but ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is most likely used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women. |
| (0.43) | (1Ti 5:12) | 1 sn The pledge refers most likely to a vow not to remarry undertaken when a widow is put on the list (cf. 1 Tim 5:9). |
| (0.43) | (Phi 1:30) | 1 tn Grk “having,” most likely as an instrumental participle. Thus their present struggle is evidence that they have received the gift of suffering. |
