³ tc Many Hebrew mss agree with the Qere in reading simply “God.”

¹ tc Many medieval Hebrew mss have here כְּכֹל (k^ekhol, “according to all”).

¹ tc Many medieval Hebrew mss have “the earth” here, instead of the MT’s “the field.”

¹ tn Heb “must not multiply” (cf. KJV, NASB); NLT “must not take many.”

¹ tc So many medieval Hebrew manuscripts, Smr, Syriac, and Latin Vulgate. Other witnesses have “from before Hahiroth.”

¹ tn The adjective “high” has been supplied in the translation for clarity, as in many English versions.

¹ tn Heb “And when” (so KJV, NASB). Many recent English versions leave the conjunction untranslated.

¹ tn Heb “How many are the days of the years of your life?”

¹ tn The syntax of this verse is difficult. Perhaps the best approach is to classify the vav on וַהֲבָלִים (vahavalim, “futilities”) as introducing the predicate (e.g., Gen 40:9; 2 Sam 23:3; Prov 10:25; Isa 34:12; Job 4:6; 36:26); BDB 255 s.v. ו 5.c.γ: “There is futility….” The phrase בְרֹב הֲלֹמוֹת (v^erob halomot) is an adverbial modifier (“in many dreams”), as is דְבָרִים הַרְבֵּה (d^evarim harbeh, “many words”). The vav prefixed to וּדְבָרִים (ud^evarim) and the juxtaposition of the two lines suggests a comparison: “just as…so also…” (BDB 253 s.v. ו 1.j). The English versions reflect a variety of approaches: “In the multitude of dreams and many words there are also diverse vanities” (KJV); “In the multitude of dreams there are vanities, and in many words” (ASV); “When dreams increase, empty words grow many” (RSV); “In many dreams and follies and many words” (MLB); “In the abundance of dreams both vanities and words abound” (YLT); “Where there are many dreams, there are many vanities, and words without number” (Douay); “Many dreams and words mean many a vain folly” (Moffatt); “Much dreaming leads to futility and to superfluous talk” (NJPS); “In many dreams and in many words there is emptiness” (NASB); “Much dreaming and many words are meaningless” (NIV); “With many dreams comes vanities and a multitude of words” (NRSV).

¹ tn Heb “many a man calls/proclaims a man of his loyal love.” The Syriac and Tg. Prov 20:6 render the verb as passive: “many are called kind.” Other suggestions include: “most men meet people who will do them occasional kindnesses” (RSV); “many men profess friendship” (C. H. Toy, Proverbs [ICC], 384); “many men invite only the one who has shown them kindness.” The simplest interpretation in this context is “many proclaim [themselves to be] a kind person (= a loyal friend).” The contrast is between many who claim to be loyal friends and the one who actually proves to be faithful.

¹ tn The Greek pronoun ὅσος (hosos) means “as many as” and can be translated “All those” or “Everyone.”

² tn Grk “through many witnesses.” The “through” is used here to show attendant circumstances: “accompanied by,” “in the presence of.”

² sn Many…also came and were healed. Again, here is irony. Paul, though imprisoned, “frees” others of their diseases.

² tn Grk “many and serious.” The term βαρύς (barus) refers to weighty or serious charges (BDAG 167 s.v. 1).

¹ tn BDAG 472 s.v. ἱκανός 4.a has “many, quite a few” for ἱκανοί (hikanoi) in this verse.

² tn Grk “For [in the case of] many who had unclean spirits, they were coming out, crying in a loud voice.”

¹ sn This widow was not necessarily old, since many people lived only into their thirties in the 1st century.

⁴ sn Like that flood came and destroyed them all, the coming judgment associated with the Son of Man will condemn many.

¹ tn Her age is emphasized by the Greek phrase here, “she was very old in her many days.”

² tn Grk “he had many possessions.” This term (κτῆμα, ktēma) is often used for land as a possession.