⁵ tn Heb “designers of designs.”

⁴ tn Or “designated in advance.”

² tn Heb “designated by names.”

¹ tn Heb “which the mouth of the Lord will designate.”

¹ tn I.e., designated by anointing with oil.

¹ tn Or “designate” (i.e., by anointing with oil).

¹ tn Grk “having been designated,” continuing the thought of Heb 5:9.

¹ tn Heb “anointed,” i.e., designated to carry out an assigned task.

³ sn See 1 Chr 23:1, where David had previously designated Solomon as king over Israel.

¹ tn Or “designated”; NCV “had been made king”; CEV “had become king.”

² tn Heb “the Great Sea,” the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.

² tn Heb “the Great Sea,” the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.

¹ tn Heb “the Great Sea,” the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.

³ tn Heb “the Great Sea,” the typical designation for the Mediterranean Sea.

¹ tn Heb “men”; this usage is designed to mean “some” (see GKC 447 §138.h, n. 1).

¹ tn Here again is the generic use of the article, designating the class—frogs.

² sn The author’s self-designation, the elder, is in keeping with the reticence of the author of the Gospel of John to identify himself. This is the same self-designation used by the author of 2 John.

² sn The author’s self-designation, the elder, is in keeping with the reticence of the author of the Gospel of John to identify himself. This is the same self-designation used by the author of 3 John.

² tn The verb יָעַד (yaʿad) does not mean “betroth, espouse” as some of the earlier translations had it, but “to designate.” When he bought the girl, he designated her for himself, giving her and her family certain expectations.

¹ tn L&N 30.89 has “‘to choose in advance, to select beforehand, to designate in advance.’”