Discovery Box| (0.38) | (Jdg 4:2) | 3 tn Or “Harosheth of the Pagan Nations”; cf. KJV “Harosheth of the Gentiles.” “Haroshet” may mean “Forest [area]” or be a reference to some sort of carving. |
| (0.38) | (Jos 24:12) | 1 tn Traditionally, “the hornet” (so KJV, NKJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV) but the precise meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain (cf. NEB “panic”). |
| (0.38) | (Jos 13:32) | 3 tn Heb “beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho.” The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied to clarify the meaning. |
| (0.38) | (Jos 13:6) | 1 tn The meaning of the Hebrew name “Misrephoth Maim” is perhaps “lime-kilns by the water” (see HALOT 641 s.v. מִשְׂרָפוֹת). |
| (0.38) | (Jos 11:8) | 2 tn The meaning of the Hebrew name “Misrephoth Maim” is perhaps “lime-kilns by the water” (see HALOT 641 s.v. מִשְׂרָפוֹת). |
| (0.38) | (Jos 10:13) | 1 tn Heb “Is it not written down in the Scroll of the Upright One?” Many modern translations render this as “the Book of Jashar.” Yashar (יָשָׁר) means “Upright One.” |
| (0.38) | (Jos 8:33) | 3 tn Heb “like the resident foreigner, like the citizen.” The language is idiomatic, meaning that both groups were treated the same, at least in this instance. |
| (0.38) | (Jos 4:22) | 2 tn Heb “crossed this Jordan”; the word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied to clarify the meaning. |
| (0.38) | (Deu 33:8) | 4 sn Meribah means “contention, argument” in Hebrew; this is another wordplay on the incident that took place there. Cf. Num 20:13, 24; Ps 106:32. |
| (0.38) | (Deu 32:42) | 1 tn Or “head” (the same Hebrew word can mean “head” in the sense of “leader, chieftain” or “head” in the sense of body part). |
| (0.38) | (Deu 22:14) | 3 tn The expression קָרַב אֶל (qarav ʾel) means “draw near to” or “approach,” but is also used as a euphemism for the intended purpose of sexual relations. |
| (0.38) | (Deu 17:7) | 1 tn Heb “the hand of the witnesses.” This means the two or three witnesses are to throw the first stones (cf. NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT). |
| (0.38) | (Deu 13:15) | 1 tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, indicated in the translation by the words “by all means.” Cf. KJV, NASB “surely”; NIV “certainly.” |
| (0.38) | (Deu 3:14) | 3 sn Havvoth Jair. The Hebrew name means “villages of Jair,” the latter being named after a son (i.e., descendant) of Manasseh who took the area by conquest. |
| (0.38) | (Num 36:11) | 1 tn They married in the family as they were instructed. But the meaning of דּוֹד (dod) is not necessarily restricted to “uncle.” |
| (0.38) | (Num 36:4) | 1 tn The verb הָיָה (hayah) is most often translated “to be,” but it can also mean “to happen, to take place, to come to pass,” etc. |
| (0.38) | (Num 34:11) | 1 sn The word means “harp.” The lake (or sea) of Galilee was so named because it is shaped somewhat like a harp. |
| (0.38) | (Num 34:13) | 1 tn The infinitive forms the direct object of what the Lord commanded. It actually means “to give,” but without an expressed subject may be made passive. |
| (0.38) | (Num 30:3) | 2 tn The Hebrew text just has “in her father’s house” and not “who is still living,” but that is the meaning of the line. |
| (0.38) | (Num 23:19) | 2 tn The verb is the Hiphil of קוּם (qum, “to cause to rise; to make stand”). The meaning here is more of the sense of fulfilling the promises made. |
