¹ tn The Hebrew verb is simply “enter, go,” no doubt with the sense of go near.

¹ tn Heb “and the female servants drew near, they and their children and they bowed down.”

² tn Heb “Look, this town is near to flee to there. And it is little.”

⁴ sn Lud may have been the ancestor of the Ludbu, who lived near the Tigris River.

⁴ sn The Anamites lived in North Africa, west of Egypt, near Cyrene.

³ sn The descendants of Sabtah settled near the western shore of the Persian Gulf in ancient Hadhramaut.

⁴ sn The verb means more than “approach” or “draw near”; קָרַב (qarav) is the word used for drawing near the altar as in bringing an offering. Here they offer themselves, their talents and their time.

¹ tn Here too the verb is Hiphil (now imperfect) meaning “bring near” the altar. The choice of this verb indicates that they were not merely being brought near, but that they were being formally presented to Yahweh as the offerings were.

² tn The verb means “approach, draw near.” It is used in the Torah of drawing near for religious purposes. It is possible that some sacrifice was involved here, but no mention is made of that.

³ sn Troas was a port city (and surrounding region) on the northwest coast of Asia Minor, near ancient Troy.

¹ sn The eagle was often used in the ancient Near East as a symbol of strength and swiftness.

⁷ sn Loss of a land’s fertility is frequently associated with judgment in the OT and ancient Near Eastern literature.

¹ tn Heb “my salvation.” The verb “I am bringing near” is understood by ellipsis (note the previous line).

¹ tc The LXX reads “in a person’s heart,” probably conforming to the near parallel in Prov 20:5.

¹ tn Heb “and all the army brought near, each his ox by his hand, and they slaughtered there.”

³ tn The Hebrew term מוֹל (mol) may also mean “in front of” or “near” (cf. NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT).

¹ sn The gate. In an ancient Near Eastern city the gate complex was the location for conducting important public business.

² tn Heb “which is by the face of,” or near the border. The territory ran along the border of Egypt.

¹ sn The Arvadites lived in the city Arvad, located on an island near the mainland close to the river El Kebir.

² tn Grk “standing near Paul, said.” The participle ἐπιστάς (epistas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.