Discovery Box| (1.00) | (Psa 133:1) | 1 sn Psalm 133. The psalmist affirms the benefits of family unity. |
| (0.80) | (Rom 11:20) | 1 tn Grk “well!”, an adverb used to affirm a statement. It means “very well,” “you are correct.” |
| (0.80) | (Rom 3:8) | 1 tn Grk “(as we are slandered and some affirm that we say…).” |
| (0.80) | (Pro 15:31) | 4 sn The proverb is one full sentence; it affirms that a teachable person is among the wise. |
| (0.80) | (Psa 125:1) | 1 sn Psalm 125. The psalmist affirms his confidence in the Lord’s protection and justice. |
| (0.80) | (1Sa 1:18) | 1 tc The LXX reads as an affirmation: “Your servant [has] found favor in your sight.” |
| (0.80) | (Exo 23:13) | 3 sn See also Ps 16:4, where David affirms his loyalty to God with this expression. |
| (0.71) | (Joe 1:16) | 1 tn Heb “Has not the food been cut off right before our eyes?” This rhetorical question expects an affirmative answer; the question has been translated as an affirmation for the sake of clarity and emphasis. |
| (0.71) | (Pro 24:12) | 4 sn The verse completes the saying by affirming that people will be judged responsible for helping those in mortal danger. The verse uses a series of rhetorical questions to affirm that God knows our hearts and we cannot plead ignorance. |
| (0.70) | (Joh 19:6) | 5 tn On this use of γάρ (gar) used in exclamations and strong affirmations, see BDAG 190 s.v. γάρ 3. |
| (0.70) | (Luk 19:9) | 4 sn Zacchaeus was personally affirmed by Jesus as a descendant (son) of Abraham and a member of God’s family. |
| (0.70) | (Mic 1:5) | 6 tn Jerusalem, the capital of Judah, represents the nation’s behavior. The rhetorical question expects an affirmative answer. |
| (0.70) | (Psa 135:14) | 2 sn Verse 14 echoes Deut 32:36, where Moses affirms that God mercifully relents from fully judging his wayward people. |
| (0.70) | (Psa 131:1) | 1 sn Psalm 131. The psalmist affirms his humble dependence on the Lord and urges Israel to place its trust in God. |
| (0.70) | (Psa 129:1) | 1 sn Psalm 129. Israel affirms God’s justice and asks him to destroy the enemies of Zion. |
| (0.70) | (Psa 94:1) | 1 sn Psalm 94. The psalmist asks God to judge the wicked and affirms his confidence in God’s justice. |
| (0.70) | (Psa 63:2) | 1 tn The Hebrew particle כֵּן (ken) is used here to stress the following affirmation (see Josh 2:4). |
| (0.70) | (Psa 52:1) | 1 sn Psalm 52. The psalmist confidently confronts his enemy and affirms that God will destroy evildoers and vindicate the godly. |
| (0.70) | (Job 41:3) | 2 tn The rhetorical question again affirms the opposite. The poem is portraying the creature as powerful and insensitive. |
| (0.70) | (Deu 27:15) | 4 tn Or “So be it!” The term is an affirmation expressing agreement with the words of the Levites. |
