[19:11] sn The one who handed me over to you appears to be a reference to Judas at first; yet Judas did not deliver Jesus up to Pilate, but to the Jewish ...

Most other English versions retain the Hebrew name “Ahasuerus.” [9:1] tc ... 1, is absent in Theodotion. [9:2] tn The Hebrew text has “books”; the word ...

[50:2] tn The Hebrew word used here (גִּלּוּלִים, gillulim) is always used as a disdainful reference to idols. It is generally thought to have ...

The Book of Proverbs stresses that obtaining wisdom begins with the fear of ... Abel's name, the Hebrew word הֶבֶל (hevel), means “breath, vapor, vanity ...

[1:1] sn The name Obadiah in Hebrew means “servant of the Lord .” A dozen or so individuals in the OT have this name, none of whom may be safely identified with ...

17:1 When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.

1:19 The beauty of Israel lies slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen ... Hebrew style and word order. [1:1] tn The noun בָּדָד (badad ...

[1:6] sn The translation follows the ancient Jewish tradition of substituting the Hebrew word for “God” for the proper name Yahweh in this compound name. See ...

[19:8] sn This chapter portrays Lot as a hypocrite. He is well aware of the ... [19:19] sn The Hebrew word חֶסֶד (khesed) can refer to “faithful love ...

... Hebrew selem,” JNSL 3 [1974]: 19-25). The word דְּמוּת (dÿmut, “likeness”) is an abstract noun; its verbal root means “to be like; to resemble.” In the Book ...