³ tn Or “set apart to God.” Traditionally the Hebrew term נָזִיר (nazir) has been translated “Nazirite.” The word is derived from the verb נָזַר (nazar, “to dedicate; to consecrate; to set apart”).

³ tn Or “set apart to God.” Traditionally the Hebrew term נָזִיר (nazir) has been translated “Nazirite.” The word is derived from the verb נָזַר (nazar, “to dedicate; to consecrate; to set apart”).

¹ tn The Hebrew verb רִיב (riv) often appears in a legal setting, to contend a legal case, but does not have to. In non-legal settings it can mean to strive against, quarrel, brawl (HALOT, 1224).

¹ tn The verb “sanctify” is the Piel imperative of קָדַשׁ (qadash). In the Qal stem it means “be holy, be set apart, be distinct,” and in this stem “sanctify, set apart.”

⁵ tn Verse 14 is set in parentheses because in it the city, Babylon, is addressed directly in second person.

² tn Grk “Having set a day with him”; the words “to meet” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

² tn Grk “He set before them another parable, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant and has not been translated.

¹ tn Grk “He set before them another parable, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant and has not been translated.

⁴ tn Heb “set your heart.” A similar expression occurs in v. 15 and at the beginning of this verse.

¹ tn Heb “set your face toward.” This expression occurs as well in Ezek 6:2 and 13:17.

³ tn Or “set them apart.” The last phrase of verse 12 appears to be a citation of Exod 31:13.

⁵ tn Heb “but he did not set [it] upon [his] heart.” The Hebrew word “heart” also refers to the mind.

² tn Heb “who set free the foot of the ox and donkey”; NIV “letting your cattle and donkeys range free.”

² sn The Lord is here compared to a physician setting a broken bone in a bandage or cast.

¹ tn Heb “a boundary you set up, they will not cross, they will not return to cover the earth.”

² sn The rules you set down. God’s covenant contains a clear, reliable witness to his moral character and demands.

² tn The verb means “to arrange; to set in order.” From the context the idea of a legal case is included.

² tn The same verb שִׂים (sim, “set”) is used this way in Isa 5:20: “…who change darkness into light.”

⁵ tn The verb שִׂים (sim, “set”) with the preposition ב (bet) has the sense of “impute” or “attribute something to someone.”

¹ tn Heb “and still the people did not set their heart[s] on the God of their fathers.”