Discovery Box| (1.00) | (2Ch 35:6) | 1 tn Heb “to do,” here to celebrate Passover. |
| (0.67) | (Luk 12:36) | 2 sn An ancient wedding celebration could last for days (Tob 11:18). |
| (0.58) | (Joh 11:55) | 3 tn Or “to purify themselves” (to undergo or carry out ceremonial cleansing before participating in the Passover celebration). |
| (0.58) | (Luk 9:33) | 4 tn Or “booths,” “dwellings” (referring to the temporary booths constructed in the celebration of the feast of Tabernacles). |
| (0.58) | (Mar 9:5) | 3 tn Or “dwellings,” “booths” (referring to the temporary booths constructed in the celebration of the feast of Tabernacles). |
| (0.58) | (Mat 17:4) | 4 tn Or “booths,” “dwellings” (referring to the temporary booths constructed in the celebration of the feast of Tabernacles). |
| (0.58) | (Psa 107:27) | 1 tn Only here does the Hebrew verb חָגַג (khagag; normally meaning “to celebrate”) carry the nuance “to sway.” |
| (0.58) | (Psa 87:1) | 1 sn Psalm 87. The psalmist celebrates the Lord’s presence in Zion and the special status of its citizens. |
| (0.50) | (Luk 16:19) | 2 tn Or “celebrated with ostentation” (L&N 88.255), that is, with showing off. Here was the original conspicuous consumer. |
| (0.50) | (Luk 15:26) | 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the older son hearing the noise of the celebration in progress. |
| (0.50) | (Luk 15:6) | 2 sn A touch of drama may be present, as the term calls together can mean a formal celebration (1 Kgs 1:9-10). |
| (0.50) | (Luk 14:22) | 2 sn And still there is room. This comment suggests the celebration was quite a big one, picturing the openness of God’s grace. |
| (0.50) | (Isa 32:13) | 2 tn Heb “indeed, over all the houses of joy.” It is not certain if this refers to individual homes or to places where parties and celebrations were held. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 114:1) | 1 sn Psalm 114. The psalmist recalls the events of the exodus and conquest and celebrates God’s kingship over his covenant people. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 100:1) | 1 sn Psalm 100. The psalmist celebrates the fact that Israel has a special relationship to God and summons worshipers to praise the Lord for his faithfulness. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 99:1) | 1 sn Psalm 99. The psalmist celebrates the Lord’s just rule and recalls how he revealed himself to Israel’s leaders. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 75:1) | 1 sn Psalm 75. The psalmist celebrates God’s just rule, which guarantees that the godly will be vindicated and the wicked destroyed. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 68:25) | 2 sn To celebrate a military victory, women would play tambourines (see Exod 15:20; Judg 11:34; 1 Sam 18:6). |
| (0.50) | (Psa 68:1) | 1 sn Psalm 68. The psalmist depicts God as a mighty warrior and celebrates the fact that God exerts his power on behalf of his people. |
| (0.50) | (Lev 19:24) | 1 tn See B. A. Levine, Leviticus (JPSTC), 132, where the translation reads “set aside for jubilation”; a special celebration before the Lord. |
