Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Gen 23:16) | 6 tn Heb “passing for the merchant.” The final clause affirms that the measurement of silver was according to the standards used by the merchants of the time. |
| (0.30) | (Gen 22:17) | 1 tn The use of the infinitive absolute before the finite verbal form (either an imperfect or cohortative) emphasizes the certainty of the blessing. |
| (0.30) | (Gen 18:7) | 2 tn The construction uses the Piel preterite, “he hurried,” followed by the infinitive construct; the two probably form a verbal hendiadys: “he quickly prepared.” |
| (0.30) | (Gen 16:11) | 4 sn This clause gives the explanation of the name Ishmael, using a wordplay. Ishmael’s name will be a reminder that “God hears” Hagar’s painful cries. |
| (0.30) | (Gen 15:21) | 1 tn Each of the names in the list has the Hebrew definite article, which is used here generically for the class of people identified. |
| (0.30) | (Gen 15:3) | 2 tn The construction uses הֵן (hen) to introduce the foundational clause (“since…”), and וְהִנֵּה (vehinneh) to introduce the main clause (“then look…”). |
| (0.30) | (Gen 14:3) | 2 tn The Hebrew verb used here means “to join together; to unite; to be allied.” It stresses close associations, especially of friendships, marriages, or treaties. |
| (0.30) | (Gen 13:16) | 1 tn The translation “can be counted” (potential imperfect) is suggested by the use of יוּכַל (yukhal, “is able”) in the preceding clause. |
| (0.30) | (Gen 13:6) | 1 tn The potential nuance for the perfect tense is necessary here, and supported by the parallel clause that actually uses “to be able.” |
| (0.30) | (Gen 10:10) | 1 tn Heb “beginning.” E. A. Speiser, Genesis (AB), 67, suggests “mainstays,” citing Jer 49:35 as another text where the Hebrew noun is so used. |
| (0.30) | (Gen 10:4) | 3 sn The name Kittim is associated with Cyprus, as well as coastlands east of Rhodes. It is used in later texts to refer to the Romans. |
| (0.30) | (Gen 7:3) | 2 tn Here (and in v. 9) the Hebrew text uses the normal generic terms for “male and female” (זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה, zakhar uneqevah). |
| (0.30) | (Gen 6:3) | 4 tn Heb “he”; the plural pronoun has been used in the translation since “man” earlier in the verse has been understood as a collective (“humankind”). |
| (0.30) | (Gen 6:1) | 1 tn The Hebrew text has the article prefixed to the noun. Here the article indicates the generic use of the word אָדָם (ʾadam): “humankind.” |
| (0.30) | (Gen 3:17) | 1 tn Since there is no article on the word, the personal name is used, rather than the generic “the man” (cf. NRSV). |
| (0.30) | (Gen 2:15) | 1 tn The Hebrew verb נוּחַ (nuakh, translated here as “placed”) is a different verb than the one used in 2:8. |
| (0.30) | (Gen 1:31) | 1 tn The Hebrew text again uses הִנֵּה (hinneh) for the sake of vividness. It is a particle that goes with the gesture of pointing, calling attention to something. |
| (0.30) | (Gen 1:20) | 2 tn The Hebrew text uses the Polel form of the verb instead of the simple Qal; it stresses a swarming flight again to underscore the abundant fruitfulness. |
| (0.28) | (Rev 20:9) | 5 tn On the term παρεμβολή (parembolē) BDAG 775 s.v. states, “Mostly used as a military t.t.…so always in our lit.…1. a (fortified) camp…ἡ παρεμβολὴ τῶν ἁγίων Rv 20:9 is also to be understood fr. the OT use of the word.” |
| (0.28) | (Jud 1:6) | 3 sn There is an interesting play on words used in this verse. Because the angels did not keep their proper place, Jesus has kept them chained up in another place. The same verb keep is used in v. 1 to describe believers’ status before God and Christ. |
