Discovery Box| (0.35) | (Psa 9:14) | 3 sn Daughter Zion is an idiomatic title for Jerusalem. It appears frequently in the prophets, but only here in the psalms. |
| (0.35) | (Psa 5:4) | 4 sn Only the godly are allowed to dwell with the Lord. Evil people are excluded. See Ps 15. |
| (0.35) | (Job 21:17) | 1 tn The interrogative “How often” occurs only with the first colon; it is supplied for smoother reading in the next two. |
| (0.35) | (Job 18:12) | 1 tn The jussive is occasionally used without its normal sense and only as an imperfect (see GKC 323 §109.k). |
| (0.35) | (Job 17:1) | 2 tn The verb זָעַךְ (zaʿaq, equivalent of Aramaic דָעַק [daʿaq]) means “to be extinguished.” It only occurs here in the Hebrew. |
| (0.35) | (Job 6:2) | 1 tn The conjunction לוּ (lu, “if, if only”) introduces the wish—an unrealizable wish—with the Niphal imperfect. |
| (0.35) | (Ezr 8:16) | 1 tc The name “Elnathan” occurs twice in this list. Some, assuming an accidental repetition, would include it only once (cf. NAB). |
| (0.35) | (1Ch 6:57) | 1 tn The parallel account in Josh 21:13 has the singular “city,” which apparently refers only to Hebron. |
| (0.35) | (2Ki 5:17) | 2 tn Heb “for your servant will not again make a burnt offering and sacrifice to other gods, only to the Lord.” |
| (0.35) | (1Ki 6:8) | 2 tn Heb “by stairs they went up.” The word translated “stairs” occurs only here. Other options are “trapdoors” or “ladders.” |
| (0.35) | (Rut 3:15) | 1 tn Or “cloak” (so NAB, NRSV, NLT); CEV “cape.” The Hebrew noun occurs only here and in Isa 3:22. |
| (0.35) | (Jdg 21:22) | 3 sn Through battle. This probably refers to the battle against Jabesh Gilead, which only produced 400 of the 600 wives needed. |
| (0.35) | (Deu 25:3) | 3 tn Heb “your brothers” but not limited only to an actual sibling; cf. NAB) “your kinsman”; NRSV, NLT “your neighbor.” |
| (0.35) | (Deu 7:9) | 1 tn Heb “the God.” The article here expresses uniqueness; cf. TEV “is the only God”; NLT “is indeed God.” |
| (0.35) | (Exo 32:30) | 3 tn The form אֲכַפְּרָה (ʾakhapperah) is a Piel cohortative, expressing intention, though context suggests only a possibility of success. |
| (0.35) | (Gen 31:3) | 1 tn Or perhaps “ancestors” (so NRSV), although the only “ancestors” Jacob had there were his grandfather Abraham and his father Isaac. |
| (0.35) | (Gen 13:13) | 2 tn Heb “men.” However, this is generic in sense; it is unlikely that only the male residents of Sodom were sinners. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 4:2) | 3 sn The reference to Jesus eating nothing could well be an idiom meaning that he ate only what the desert provided; see Exod 34:28. A desert fast simply meant eating only what one could obtain in the desert. The parallel in Matt 4:2 speaks only of Jesus fasting. |
| (0.34) | (Sos 6:9) | 2 tn Heb “the only daughter of her mother.” The phrase אַחַת לְאִמָּה (ʾakhat leʾimmah) is sometimes translated as “the only daughter of her mother” (NIV, NASB) or “the only one of her mother” (KJV). K&D 18:112 suggests that she was not her mother’s only daughter, but her most special daughter. This is supported by the parallelism with בָּרָה (barah, “favorite”) in the following line. Similarly, Gen 22:2 and Prov 4:3 use the masculine term אֶחָד (ʾekhad, “the only one”) to refer to the specially favored son, that is, the heir. |
| (0.34) | (Pro 4:3) | 2 tn Heb “tender and only one.” The phrase רַךְ וְיָחִיד (rakh veyakhid, “tender and only one”) is a hendiadys meaning “tender only child.” The adjective רַךְ (rakh) means “tender; delicate” (BDB 940 s.v. רַךְ), and describes a lad who is young and undeveloped in character (e.g., 2 Sam 3:39). The adjective יָחִיד (yakhid) means “only one” (BDB 402 s.v. יָחִיד) and refers to a beloved and prized only child (e.g., Gen 22:2). |
