(0.44) | (Psa 9:14) | 3 sn Daughter Zion is an idiomatic title for Jerusalem. It appears frequently in the prophets, but only here in the psalms. |
(0.44) | (Psa 9:9) | 2 tn Heb “and the Lord is an elevated place for the oppressed.” The singular form דָּךְ (dakh, “oppressed”) is collective here. |
(0.44) | (Psa 3:1) | 3 tn The Hebrew term מָה (mah, “how”) is used here as an adverbial exclamation (see BDB 553 s.v.). |
(0.44) | (Job 40:4) | 2 tn The perfect verb here should be classified as an instantaneous perfect; the action is simultaneous with the words. |
(0.44) | (Job 39:12) | 5 tn Simply, the MT has “and your threshing floor gather.” The “threshing floor” has to be an adverbial accusative of place. |
(0.44) | (Job 34:33) | 1 tn Heb “is it from with you,” an idiomatic expression meaning “to suit you” or “according to your judgment.” |
(0.44) | (Job 19:8) | 2 tn Some commentators take the word to be חָשַׁךְ (hasak), related to an Arabic word for “thorn hedge.” |
(0.44) | (Job 18:12) | 1 tn The jussive is occasionally used without its normal sense and only as an imperfect (see GKC 323 §109.k). |
(0.44) | (Job 15:17) | 1 tn The demonstrative pronoun is used here as a nominative, to introduce an independent relative clause (see GKC 447 §138.h). |
(0.44) | (Job 15:3) | 1 tn The infinitive absolute in this place is functioning either as an explanatory adverb or as a finite verb. |
(0.44) | (Job 13:18) | 1 tn The particle הִנֵּה (hinneh) functions almost as an imperative here, calling attention to what follows: “look” (archaic: behold). |
(0.44) | (Job 6:2) | 1 tn The conjunction לוּ (lu, “if, if only”) introduces the wish—an unrealizable wish—with the Niphal imperfect. |
(0.44) | (Neh 10:31) | 2 tn Heb “debt of every hand,” an idiom referring to the hand that holds legally binding contractual agreements. |
(0.44) | (Neh 8:18) | 3 tn Heb “on the eighth day an assembly.” The words “they held” have been supplied in the translation for clarity. |
(0.44) | (Ezr 8:16) | 1 tc The name “Elnathan” occurs twice in this list. Some, assuming an accidental repetition, would include it only once (cf. NAB). |
(0.44) | (2Ch 34:31) | 1 tc This assumes an emendation to עַמּוּדוֹ (ʿammudo), see 23:13. The MT reads “at his place.” |
(0.44) | (1Ch 12:18) | 1 tn Perhaps “the Spirit,” but the text has simply רוּחַ (ruakh) with no article (suggesting an indefinite reference). |
(0.44) | (1Ch 11:4) | 2 sn Jebus was an older name for the city of Jerusalem (cf. Josh 15:8; Judg 1:21). |
(0.44) | (2Ki 22:19) | 2 tn Heb “how I said concerning this place and its residents to become [an object of] horror and [an example of] a curse.” The final phrase (“horror and a curse”) refers to Judah becoming a prime example of an accursed people. In curse formulations they would be held up as a prime example of divine judgment. For an example of such a curse, see Jer 29:22. |
(0.44) | (1Ki 9:8) | 2 tn Heb “hiss,” or perhaps “whistle.” This refers to a derisive sound one would make when taunting an object of ridicule. |