Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Isa 7:25) | 1 tn Heb “and all the hills which were hoed with a hoe, you will not go there [for] fear of the thorns and briers.” |
| (0.30) | (Ecc 12:13) | 2 tn Heb “This is all men”; or “This is the whole of man.” The phrase זֶה כָּל־הָאָדָם (zeh kol haʾadam, “this is all men”) features rhetorical elision of a key word. The ambiguity over the elided word has led to no less than five basic approaches: (1) “this is the whole duty of man” (KJV, ASV, RSV, NAB, NIV); (2) “this is the duty of all men” (MLB, ASV margin, RSV margin); (3) “this applies to all men” (NASB, NJPS); (4) “this is the whole duty of all men” (NRSV, Moffatt); and (5) “there is no more to man than this” (NEB). The four-fold repetition of כֹּל (kol, “all”) in 12:13-14 suggests that Qoheleth is emphasizing the “bottom line,” that is, the basic duty of man is simply to fear and obey God: After “all” (כֹּל) has been heard in the book, his conclusion is that the “whole” (כֹּל) duty of man is to obey God because God will bring “all” (כֹּל) acts into judgment, including “all” (כֹּל) that is hidden, whether good or bad. See D. Barthélemy, ed., Preliminary and Interim Report on the Hebrew Old Testament Text Project, 3:596. |
| (0.30) | (Ecc 5:17) | 1 tn Heb “all his days.” The phrase “of his life” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 31:25) | 4 sn Here “laugh” is either a metonymy of adjunct or effect. The point is that she is confident for the future because of all her industry and planning. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 31:5) | 2 tn Heb “all the children of poverty.” This expression refers to the poor by nature. Cf. KJV, NASB, NRSV “the afflicted”; NIV “oppressed.” |
| (0.30) | (Pro 26:17) | 3 sn Perhaps the passerby who intrudes (likely not knowing all the facts of the matter) will become the target of both parties’ displeasure. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 24:9) | 2 sn This describes evil people who flout all morality and goodness; sooner or later the public will have had enough of them. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 22:3) | 2 tn All the verbs in this verse are perfect forms, so past tense in English. They portray events that have happened as prototypical of what commonly happens. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 20:8) | 3 sn The phrase with his eyes indicates that the king will closely examine or look into all the cases that come before him. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 14:8) | 2 tn The Hiphil infinitive construct denotes purpose. Those who are shrewd will use it to give careful consideration to all their ways. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 13:25) | 3 sn The wicked may go hungry, or lack all they desire, just as the first colon may mean that what the righteous acquire proves satisfying to them. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 7:11) | 1 tn Heb “her feet.” This is a synecdoche, a part for the whole; the point is that she never stays home, but is out and about all the time. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 5:21) | 4 tn Heb “all his”; the referent (the person mentioned in the first half of the verse) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 149:5) | 2 tn The significance of the reference to “beds” is unclear. Perhaps the point is that they should rejoice at all times, even when falling asleep or awaking. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 148:1) | 1 sn Psalm 148. The psalmist calls upon all creation to praise the Lord, for he is the creator and sovereign king of the world. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 148:14) | 2 tn “[there is] praise for all his loyal followers, to the sons of Israel, the people near him.” Here “praise” stands by metonymy for the victory that prompts it. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 72:17) | 4 tn Heb “all the nations, may they regard him as happy.” The Piel is used here in a delocutive sense (“regard as”). |
| (0.30) | (Psa 67:5) | 1 tn Heb “let the nations, all of them, thank you.” The prefixed verbal forms in v. 5 are understood as jussives in this call to praise. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 67:3) | 1 tn Heb “let the nations, all of them, thank you.” The prefixed verbal forms in vv. 3-4a are understood as jussives in this call to praise. |
| (0.30) | (Psa 66:7) | 2 tn Heb “his eyes watch.” “Eyes” are an anthropomorphism, attributed to God here to emphasize his awareness of all that happens on earth. |
