⁴ tn Heb “as Moses, the Lord’s servant, commanded to bless the people, Israel, formerly.”

¹ tn Heb “remember the word which Moses, the Lord’s servant, commanded you.”

¹ tn Heb “that which the Lord has spoken to your servants, thus we will do.”

³ tn Heb “and they said.” The referent (the king and his servants) is supplied for clarity.

¹ tn Heb “Please my lord, let your servant speak a word into the ears of my lord.”

¹ tn Heb “and the female servants drew near, they and their children and they bowed down.”

¹ tn Heb “and Zilpah, the servant of Leah, bore a second son for Jacob.”

¹ tn Heb “and Zilpah, the servant of Leah, bore for Jacob a son.”

¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (Isaac’s servants) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “and they dug there, the servants of Isaac, a well.”

² tn Heb “the servant.” The word “Abraham’s” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “Who is blind but my servant, and deaf like my messenger I send? Who is blind like my commissioned one, blind like the servant of the Lord?” The point of the rhetorical questions is that no one is as blind/deaf as this servant. In this context the Lord’s “servant” is exiled Israel (cf. 41:8-9), which is spiritually blind and deaf and has failed to fulfill God’s purpose for it. This servant stands in contrast to the ideal “Israel” of the servant songs.

³ tn Grk “fellow slave.” Though σύνδουλος (sundoulos) is here translated “fellow servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

³ tn Though σύνδουλος (sundoulos) has been translated “fellow servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. See the note on the word “servants” in 1:1.

³ sn Paul alludes here to the language of the Servant in Isaiah, pointing to Isa 42:6; 49:6. He and Barnabas do the work of the Servant in Isaiah.

³ tn The Greek term ὑπηρέτης (hupēretēs) generally means “servant,” but in the NT is used for many different types of servants. See the note on the word “officers” in v. 22.

⁴ sn His servant. The term servant has messianic connotations given the context of the promise, the note of suffering, and the titles and functions noted in vv. 14-15.

² sn The idiomatic and stereotypical language emphasizes the servant’s restoration to divine favor. Having numerous descendants and living a long life are standard signs of divine blessing. See Job 42:13-16.

³ sn Continuing to utilize the imagery of physical illness, the group acknowledges that the servant’s willingness to carry their illnesses (v. 4) resulted in their being healed. Healing is a metaphor for forgiveness here.

¹ sn A servant coming to power could become a tyrant if he is unaccustomed to the use of such power, or he might retain the attitude of a servant and be useless as a leader.