¹ tn “Gold” is an adverbial accusative of material.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the conclusion of the preceding material.

⁴ sn The percentage of reduction may not be as great because of the change in material.

³ sn That is, their concern for spiritual things is crowded out by material things.

¹ sn Good things refers not merely to material blessings, but blessings that come from knowing God.

³ sn That is, their concern for spiritual things is crowded out by material things.

³ sn That is, their concern for spiritual things is crowded out by material things.

³ sn Zion’s residents will benefit from and enjoy her great material prosperity. See v. 12.

² tn Regarding these ritual materials, see the note on v. 4 above.

³ tn Heb “dust” (so KJV) or “rubble”; NIV “the material”; NLT “the scrapings.”

³ tn This is an adverbial accusative explaining the material used in building the altar.

¹ tn Heb “men.” Although it might be argued in light of the preceding material that males would be particularly addressed by wisdom here, the following material indicates a more universal appeal. Cf. TEV, NLT “to all of you.”

⁴ tn The disjunctive clause (introduced here by a vav [ו] conjunction) provides supplemental material that is important to the story. Since this material is parenthetical in nature, it has been placed in parentheses in the translation.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the introduction of new but related material.

¹ tn In this context “light” symbolizes divine blessing in its various forms (see v. 2), including material prosperity and stability.

¹ tn Heb “And.” The Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) introduces a concluding statement for all the preceding material.

¹ sn Two outer coverings made of stronger materials will be put over the tent and the curtain, the two inner layers.

¹ sn The versification of vv. 12 and 13 in the NET (so also NRSV, NLT) is according to the versification in the NA²⁸ and UBS⁵ editions of the Greek text. Some translations, however, break the material up into three verses, i.e., 12-14 (NKJV, NASB, NIV). The same material has been translated in each case; the only difference is the versification of that material.

¹ tn Here βίος (bios) refers to one’s means of subsistence—material goods or property (BDAG 177 s.v. 2).

⁴ sn There is later Jewish material in the Talmud that spells out such greetings in detail. See H. Windisch, TDNT 1:498.