Discovery Box| (0.37) | (Deu 14:15) | 2 tn The Hebrew term תַּחְמָס (takhmas) is either a type of owl (cf. NEB “short-eared owl”; NIV “screech owl”) or possibly the nighthawk (so NRSV, NLT). |
| (0.37) | (Deu 12:29) | 1 tn Heb “dwell in their land” (so NASB). In the Hebrew text vv. 29-30 are one long sentence. For stylistic reasons the translation divides it into two. |
| (0.37) | (Deu 11:8) | 2 tn Heb “commanding” (so NASB, NRSV). For stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy, “giving” has been used in the translation (likewise in vv. 13, 27). |
| (0.37) | (Deu 10:12) | 2 tn Heb “to walk in all his ways” (so KJV, NIV84, NRSV); NAB “follow his ways exactly”; NLT “to live according to his will.” |
| (0.37) | (Deu 8:1) | 2 tn Heb “commanding” (so NASB). For stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy, “giving” has been used in the translation (likewise in v. 11). |
| (0.37) | (Deu 7:26) | 1 tn Heb “come under the ban” (so NASB); NRSV “be set apart for destruction.” The same phrase occurs again at the end of this verse. |
| (0.37) | (Deu 7:8) | 3 tn Heb “oath.” This is a reference to the promises of the so-called “Abrahamic Covenant” (cf. Gen 15:13-16). |
| (0.37) | (Deu 6:1) | 2 tn Heb “where you are going over to possess it” (so NASB); NRSV “that you are about to cross into and occupy.” |
| (0.37) | (Deu 4:26) | 3 tn Or “be completely” (so NCV, TEV). It is not certain here if the infinitive absolute indicates the certainty of the following action (cf. NIV) or its degree. |
| (0.37) | (Deu 3:17) | 3 sn Kinnereth. This is another name for the Sea of Galilee, so called because its shape is that of a harp (the Hebrew term for “harp” is כִּנּוֹר, kinnor). |
| (0.37) | (Deu 1:16) | 2 tn Heb “brothers.” The term “brothers” could, in English, be understood to refer to siblings, so “fellow citizens” has been used in the translation. |
| (0.37) | (Deu 1:8) | 3 tn Heb “swore” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT). This refers to God’s promise, made by solemn oath, to give the patriarchs the land. |
| (0.37) | (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. |
| (0.37) | (Num 25:5) | 1 tn Heb “slay—a man his men.” The imperative is plural, and so “man” is to be taken collectively as “each of you men.” |
| (0.37) | (Num 24:18) | 1 sn Seir is the chief mountain range of Edom (Deut 33:2), and so the reference here is to the general area of Edom. |
| (0.37) | (Num 22:40) | 1 sn The understanding is that Balak was making a sacrifice for a covenant relationship, and so he gave some of the meat to the men and to the seer. |
| (0.37) | (Num 18:24) | 2 tn In the Hebrew text the verb has no expressed subject (although the “Israelites” is certainly intended), and so it can be rendered as a passive. |
| (0.37) | (Num 18:6) | 2 tn The infinitive construct in this sentence is from עָבַד (ʿavad), and so is the noun that serves as its object: to serve the service. |
| (0.37) | (Num 15:14) | 4 tn The imperfect tenses must reflect the responsibility to comply with the law, and so the classifications of instruction or obligation may be applied. |
| (0.37) | (Num 10:34) | 1 tc The scribes sensed that there was a dislocation with vv. 34-36, and so they used the inverted letters nun (נ) as brackets to indicate this. |
