(0.30) | (Ecc 2:3) | 11 tn Heb “I might see where is the good?” The interrogative particle אֵי (ʾe, “where?”) used with the demonstrative pronoun זֶה (zeh, “this”) forms an idiom: “where [then]?” (HALOT 37-38 s.v. אֵי 2.a; see, e.g., 1 Sam 9:18; 1 Kgs 13:12; 2 Kgs 3:8; Isa 50:1; 66:1; Jer 6:16; Job 28:12, 20; 38:19, 24; Esth 7:5). The phrase אֵי־זֶה טוֹב (ʾe zeh tov) is an indirect question that literally means, “Where is the good?” that is, “what good?” (HALOT 38 s.v. אֵי 2.d). |
(0.30) | (Pro 19:25) | 3 sn The word is related to “shrewdness” (cf. 1:4). The simpleton will learn at least where the traps are and how to avoid them. |
(0.30) | (Pro 15:17) | 1 tn Heb “and love there.” This clause is a circumstantial clause introduced with vav, that becomes “where there is love.” The same construction is used in the second colon. |
(0.30) | (Psa 148:8) | 1 tn In Ps 119:83 the noun refers to “smoke,” but here, where the elements of nature are addressed, the clouds, which resemble smoke, are probably in view. |
(0.30) | (Psa 144:12) | 3 tn The Hebrew noun occurs only here and in Zech 9:15, where it refers to the corners of an altar. |
(0.30) | (Psa 144:11) | 2 tn Heb “who [with] their mouth speak falsehood, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.” See v. 8 where the same expression occurs. |
(0.30) | (Psa 144:1) | 2 tn Heb “my rocky summit.” The Lord is compared to a rocky summit where one can find protection from enemies. See Ps 18:2. |
(0.30) | (Psa 143:10) | 4 sn A level land (where one can walk free of obstacles) here symbolizes divine blessing and protection. See Pss 26:12 and 27:11 for similar imagery. |
(0.30) | (Psa 103:2) | 1 tn Or “his benefits” (see 2 Chr 32:25, where the noun is also used of kind deeds performed by the Lord). |
(0.30) | (Psa 102:14) | 2 tn The Poel of חָנַן (khanan) occurs only here and in Prov 14:21, where it refers to having compassion on the poor. |
(0.30) | (Psa 102:3) | 2 tn The Hebrew noun קֵד (qed, “fireplace”) occurs only here, in Isa 33:14 (where it refers to the fire itself), and perhaps in Lev 6:2. |
(0.30) | (Psa 82:1) | 5 sn The picture of God rendering judgment among the gods clearly depicts his sovereign authority as universal king (see v. 8, where the psalmist boldly affirms this truth). |
(0.30) | (Psa 80:1) | 4 sn Reveal your splendor. The psalmist may allude to Deut 33:2, where God “shines forth” from Sinai and comes to superintend Moses’ blessing of the tribes. |
(0.30) | (Psa 56:4) | 2 tn Heb “flesh,” which refers by metonymy to human beings (see v. 11, where “man” is used in this same question), envisioned here as mortal and powerless before God. |
(0.30) | (Psa 48:5) | 3 tn The translation attempts to reflect the staccato style of the Hebrew text, where the main clauses of vv. 4-6 are simply juxtaposed without connectives. |
(0.30) | (Psa 28:1) | 2 tn Heb “my rocky summit.” The Lord is compared to a rocky summit where one can find protection from enemies. See Ps 18:2. |
(0.30) | (Psa 18:40) | 2 sn Those who hate me. See v. 17, where it is the Lord who delivered the psalmist from those who hated him. |
(0.30) | (Psa 18:31) | 2 tn Heb “rocky cliff,” which is a metaphor of divine protection. See v. 2, where the Hebrew term צוּר (tsur) is translated “rocky summit.” |
(0.30) | (Psa 10:9) | 4 sn The background of the imagery is hunting, where the hunter uses a net to entrap an unsuspecting bird or wild animal. |
(0.30) | (Job 40:19) | 1 sn This may be a reference to Gen 1:24, where the first of the animal creation was the cattle—behemah (בְּהֵמָה). |