(0.37) | (Jos 9:14) | 2 tn Heb “but they did not ask the mouth of the Lord.” This refers to seeking the Lord’s will and guidance through an oracle. |
(0.37) | (Jos 9:15) | 2 tn Heb “Joshua made peace with them and made a treaty with them to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.” |
(0.37) | (Jos 7:6) | 4 sn Throwing dirt on one’s head was an outward expression of extreme sorrow (see Lam 2:10; Ezek 27:30). |
(0.37) | (Jos 6:7) | 1 tn An alternative reading is “and they said.” In this case the subject is indefinite and the verb should be translated as passive, “[the army] was told.” |
(0.37) | (Jos 5:6) | 1 tn Heb “all the nation, the men of war who went out from Egypt, who did not listen to the voice of the Lord, came to an end.” |
(0.37) | (Jos 1:8) | 1 sn This law scroll must not leave your lips. The ancient practice of reading aloud to oneself as an aid to memorization is in view here. |
(0.37) | (Deu 32:11) | 1 tn The prefixed verbal form is an imperfect, indicating habitual or typical behavior. The parallel verb (cf. “hovers” in the next line) is used in the same manner. |
(0.37) | (Deu 20:20) | 2 tn Heb “[an] enclosure.” The term מָצוֹר (matsor) may refer to encircling ditches or to surrounding stagings. See R. de Vaux, Ancient Israel, 238. |
(0.37) | (Deu 13:11) | 1 sn Some see in this statement an argument for the deterrent effect of capital punishment (Deut 17:13; 19:20; 21:21). |
(0.37) | (Deu 13:9) | 2 tn Heb “to put him to death,” but this is misleading in English for such an action would leave nothing for the others to do. |
(0.37) | (Deu 5:15) | 1 tn Heb “by a strong hand and an outstretched arm,” the hand and arm symbolizing divine activity and strength. Cf. NLT “with amazing power and mighty deeds.” |
(0.37) | (Num 34:17) | 1 tn The verb can be translated simply as “divide,” but it has more the idea of allocate as an inheritance, the related noun being “inheritance.” |
(0.37) | (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. |
(0.37) | (Num 31:54) | 2 tn The purpose of the offering was to remind the Lord to remember Israel. But it would also be an encouragement for Israel as they remembered the great victory. |
(0.37) | (Num 22:11) | 3 tn The verb is the Piel perfect with vav (ו) consecutive. It either carries the force of an imperfect tense, or it may be subordinated to the preceding verbs. |
(0.37) | (Num 14:28) | 2 tn The word נְאֻם (neʾum) is an “oracle.” It is followed by the subjective genitive: “the oracle of the Lord” is equal to saying “the Lord says.” |
(0.37) | (Num 12:8) | 2 tn The word מַרְאֶה (marʾeh) refers to what is seen, a vision, an appearance. Here it would have the idea of that which is clearly visible, open, obvious. |
(0.37) | (Num 11:33) | 1 tn The verb is a prefixed conjugation, normally an imperfect tense. But coming after the adverb טֶרֶם (terem) it is treated as a preterite. |
(0.37) | (Num 11:10) | 2 tn The participle “weeping” is functioning here as the noun in the accusative case, an adverbial accusative of state. It is explicative of the object. |
(0.37) | (Num 10:6) | 2 tn The Hebrew text has “they shall blow an alarm”; the sentence without a formal subject should be taken as a passive idea. |