¹ tn Heb “leaven must not be seen among you in all your border.”

¹ tn That is, the possession of land, or property, among the other families of their tribe.

¹ tn Heb “the people who I am in their midst,” i.e., among whom I am.

² tn Or “every black lamb”; Heb “and every dark sheep among the lambs.”

¹ tn Grk “Have this attitude in/among yourselves which also [was] in Christ Jesus,” or “Have this attitude in/among yourselves which [you] also [have] in Christ Jesus.”

⁵ tn Heb “from, among.” The preposition מִן (min) prefixed to רְבָבָה (r^evavah, “ten thousand”) is taken in a comparative, locative sense: “outstanding among ten thousand” (e.g., KJV, RSV, NASB, NIV, NJPS).

⁴ sn The departed are the Shades (the Rephaim). The literal expression “will rest among the Shades” means “will be numbered among the dead.” So once again physical death is presented as the punishment for folly.

¹ tn “from your brothers,” but not referring to actual siblings. Cf. NAB “from among your own kinsmen”; NASB “from your countrymen”; NRSV “from among your own people.” A similar phrase occurs in v. 17.

⁴ tn Grk “the whole Sanhedrin” (the Sanhedrin was the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

¹ tn Or “among the common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities like the chief priests and Pharisees).

³ sn Can anything good come out of Nazareth? may be a local proverb expressing jealousy among the towns.

¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the dispute among the apostles.

¹ sn Spelling of this name (Βαραχίου, Barachiou) varies among the English versions: “Barachiah” (RSV, NRSV); “Berechiah” (NASB); “Berachiah” (NIV).

³ tn This could mean “(scattered) among the nations” (cf. CEV, NLT) or “surrounded by many nations” (cf. NRSV).

² tn Heb “among them.” The referent (the young men taken captive from Judah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “like.” The translation assumes an emendation of the preposition כ (kaf, “like”) to ב (bet, “in, among”).

² sn This method of punishment is attested among ancient Egyptian and Hittite civilizations. See W. Zimmerli, Ezekiel (Hermeneia), 1:489.

¹ sn Unclean food among the nations. Lands outside of Israel were considered unclean (Josh 22:19; Amos 7:17).

⁶ tn Heb “because of the sword that I will send among you.” See the notes on 2:16 for explanation.

¹ tn Heb “Conspiracy [a plot to rebel] is found [or exists] among the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.”