¹ tn Heb “from his upper rooms.”

¹ tn Here “upper” has been supplied.

² tn Here “upper” has been supplied.

² sn The descendants of Mizraim settled in Upper and Lower Egypt.

⁴ tn BDAG 92 s.v. ἀνωτερικός has “upper τὰ ἀ. μέρη the upper (i.e., inland) country, the interior Ac 19:1.”

¹ tn Heb “a small upper room of a wall.” According to HALOT 832 s.v. עֲלִיָּה, this refers to “a fully walled upper room.”

¹ tn The phrase “upper chambers” is not in the Hebrew text but is supplied from the context.

³ sn The upper gate was built by Jotham (2 Kgs 15:35).

⁶ sn Perhaps a reference to Upper (i.e., southern) Egypt (so NIV, NLT; NCV “South Egypt”).

² tn R. Gordis (Job, 389) thinks “people” here mean the people who count, the upper class.

¹ sn The Pathrusites are known in Egyptian as P-to-reshi; they resided in Upper Egypt.

¹ sn The descendants of Seba settled in Upper Egypt along the Nile.

¹ sn The descendants of Gomer were all northern tribes of the Upper Euphrates.

¹ sn A hand mill consisted of an upper stone and larger lower stone. One would turn the upper stone with a handle to grind the grain, which was placed between the stones. An upper millstone, which was typically about two inches thick and a foot or so in diameter, probably weighed 25-30 pounds (11.4-13.6 kg). See G. F. Moore, Judges (ICC), 268; C. F. Burney, Judges, 288.

¹ tn This term refers to the heavy upper stone of a grinding mill (L&N 7.70; BDAG 660 s.v. μυλικός).

¹ tn Or “Ethiopia.” In ancient times this referred to the region of the upper Nile, rather than modern Ethiopia (formerly known as Abyssinia).

⁴ tn Heb “Cush” (so NIV), referring to the region of the upper Nile in Africa. Cf. KJV and most other English versions “Ethiopia.”

³ tn The Hebrew expression translated “well-ventilated inner room” may refer to the upper room itself or to a bathroom attached to or within it.

³ sn Amorite. Originally from the upper Euphrates region (Amurru), the Amorites appear to have migrated into Canaan beginning in 2200 b.c. or thereabouts.

³ sn Amorites. Originally from the upper Euphrates region (Amurru), the Amorites appear to have migrated into Canaan beginning in 2200 b.c. or thereabouts.