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Isaiah 46:6
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Isaiah 46:6
New English Translation
6 Those who empty out gold from a purse
and weigh out silver on the scale[a]
hire a metalsmith, who makes it into a god.
They then bow down and worship it.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 46:6 tn Heb “the reed,” probably referring to the beam of a scales. See BDB 889 s.v. קָנֶה 4.c.
Jeremiah 32:10
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Jeremiah 32:10
New English Translation
10 I signed the deed of purchase,[a] sealed it, and had some men serve as witnesses to the purchase.[b] I weighed out the silver for him on a scale.
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- Jeremiah 32:10 tn The words “of purchase” are not in the text but are implicit. The qualification is spelled out explicitly in vv. 11-13. These words are supplied in the translation for clarity. An alternative translation would be, “I put the deed in writing.” However, since the same idiom כָּתַב בְּסֵפֶר (katav besefer) is used later in v. 12 with respect to the witnesses, it is likely that it merely refers to signing the document.
- Jeremiah 32:10 tn The words “to the purchase” are not in the text but are implicit in the idiom “I had some witnesses serve as witness.” The words are supplied in the translation for clarity.
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