Discovery Box| (0.43) | (1Sa 14:18) | 2 tc Heb “for the ark of God was in that day, and the sons of Israel.” The translation follows the text of some Greek manuscripts. See the previous note. |
| (0.43) | (1Sa 13:3) | 1 tn Or perhaps “struck down the Philistine official.” See the note at 1 Sam 10:5. Cf. TEV “killed the Philistine commander.” |
| (0.43) | (1Sa 12:10) | 2 sn The Semitic goddess Astarte was associated with love and war in the ancient Near East. See the note on the same term in 7:3. |
| (0.43) | (Rut 4:14) | 1 tn Or “redeemer.” See the note on the phrase “guardian of the family interests” in 3:9. As the following context indicates, the child is referred to here. |
| (0.43) | (Rut 4:5) | 2 sn Acquire the field. This probably refers to the right to redeem and use the field. See the note on the word “selling” in v. 3. |
| (0.43) | (Rut 3:12) | 2 tn Sometimes translated “redeemer” (also later in this verse). See the note on the phrase “guardian of the family interests” in v. 9. |
| (0.43) | (Rut 2:12) | 1 tn Heb “repay your work”; KJV, ASV “recompense thy work.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive of prayer (note the jussive form in the next clause). |
| (0.43) | (Rut 2:10) | 5 tn Heb “and I am a foreigner.” The disjunctive clause (note the pattern vav + subject + predicate nominative) here has a circumstantial (i.e., concessive) function (“even though”). |
| (0.43) | (Rut 2:2) | 1 tn The cohortative here (“Let me go”) expresses Ruth’s request. Note Naomi’s response, in which she gives Ruth permission to go to the field. |
| (0.43) | (Rut 1:21) | 5 sn The divine name translated Sovereign One is שַׁדַּי (shadday, “Shaddai”). See further the note on this term in Ruth 1:20. |
| (0.43) | (Jdg 21:25) | 1 sn Each man did what he considered to be right. The Book of Judges closes with this note, which summarizes the situation of the Israelite tribes during this period. |
| (0.43) | (Jdg 5:26) | 1 tn The adjective “left” is interpretive, based on the context. Note that the next line pictures Jael holding the hammer with her right hand. |
| (0.43) | (Jdg 1:7) | 3 tn Heb “Just as I did, so God has repaid me.” Note that the phrase “to them” has been supplied in the translation to clarify what is meant. |
| (0.43) | (Jos 13:27) | 2 sn The Sea of Kinnereth is another name for the Sea of Galilee. See the note on the word “Kinnereth” in 11:2. |
| (0.43) | (Jos 12:3) | 2 sn The Sea of Kinnereth is another name for the Sea of Galilee. See the note on the word “Kinnereth” in 11:2. |
| (0.43) | (Jos 10:21) | 2 tc Heb “No man.” The lamed (ל) prefixed to אִישׁ (ʾish, “man”) is probably dittographic (note the immediately preceding יִשְׂרָאֵל [yisraʾel] which ends in lamed, ל); cf. the LXX. |
| (0.43) | (Jos 5:10) | 1 sn This is the area of the rift valley basin in the vicinity of Jericho (see the note at Josh 4:13). |
| (0.43) | (Deu 33:26) | 1 sn Jeshurun is a term of affection referring to Israel, derived from the Hebrew verb יָשַׁר (yashar, “be upright”). See note on the term in Deut 32:15. |
| (0.43) | (Deu 33:5) | 2 sn Jeshurun is a term of affection referring to Israel, derived from the Hebrew verb יָשַׁר (yashar, “be upright”). See note on the term in Deut 32:15. |
| (0.43) | (Deu 32:13) | 3 tn Heb “oil,” but this probably refers to olive oil; see note on the word “rock” at the end of this verse. |
