Discovery Box| (0.35) | (Luk 8:2) | 1 sn There is an important respect shown to women in this text, as their contributions were often ignored in ancient society. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 6:8) | 2 sn The statement that Jesus knew their thoughts adds a prophetic note to his response; see Luke 5:22. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 5:30) | 3 tn Or “and their scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 5:21. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 3:15) | 3 tn Grk “in their hearts concerning John, (whether) perhaps he might be the Christ.” The translation simplifies the style here. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 2:9) | 4 tn Grk “they feared a great fear” (a Semitic idiom which intensifies the main idea, in this case their fear). |
| (0.35) | (Mar 12:16) | 1 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate their response to Jesus’ request for a coin. |
| (0.35) | (Mar 11:7) | 2 tn Grk “garments”; but this refers in context to their outer cloaks. The action is like 2 Kgs 9:13. |
| (0.35) | (Mat 22:19) | 1 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate their response to Jesus’ request for a coin. |
| (0.35) | (Mat 21:7) | 1 tn Grk “garments”; but this refers in context to their outer cloaks. The action is like 2 Kgs 9:13. |
| (0.35) | (Mat 7:29) | 2 tn Or “their scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4. |
| (0.35) | (Zep 2:9) | 4 tn Heb “them.” The actual object of the plundering, “their belongings,” has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.35) | (Zep 2:7) | 6 tn Traditionally, “restore their captivity,” i.e., bring back their captives. This followed the understanding of the LXX and other versions (cf. KJV “turn away their captivity”). The Hebrew tradition is mixed, the consonantal text implies the reading שְׁבוּת (shevut) but it is vocalized as if שְׁבִית (shevit). It is more likely the noun means “fortunes” (HALOT 1386 s.v. שְׁבִית, שְׁבוּת) as in the expression “restore their fortunes” (cf. NEB, NASB, NIV, NRSV). |
| (0.35) | (Zep 1:9) | 2 tn The referent of “their master” is unclear. The king or a pagan god may be in view. |
| (0.35) | (Mic 6:11) | 1 sn Merchants also used rigged scales and deceptive weights to cheat their customers. See the note at Amos 8:5. |
| (0.35) | (Mic 3:5) | 3 tn Heb “but [as for the one] who does not place [food] in their mouths, they prepare for war against him.” |
| (0.35) | (Mic 2:13) | 2 sn The “fold” from which the sheep/people break out is probably a reference to their place of exile. |
| (0.35) | (Amo 9:15) | 1 tn Heb “their.” The pronoun was replaced by the English definite article in the translation for stylistic reasons. |
| (0.35) | (Hos 13:16) | 2 tn Or “must bear its guilt” (NIV similar); cf. NLT “must bear the consequences of their guilt,” CEV “will be punished.” |
| (0.35) | (Hos 8:13) | 1 tn Heb “does not accept them”; the referent (their sacrifices) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.35) | (Dan 6:24) | 4 tc The LXX specifies only the two overseers, together with their families, as those who were cast into the lions’ den. |
