The One Year Bible TLB (274 page)

36:28-30
See vv. 20-21.

36:31-39
succeeded by,
more literally, “succeeded at his death by.”
from the city,
implied.

12:8
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

12:10
The Pharisees,
implied.
arrest,
literally, “accuse.”

12:11
Of course you would,
implied.

12:21
Of all the world,
see Isaiah 42:1-4.

3:22
bring you honor and respect,
literally, “be an ornament to your neck.”

37:3
a brightly colored coat,
more literally, “an ornamented tunic” or “long-sleeved tunic.”

37:28
traders,
literally, “Midianites.”

37:29
who was away when the traders came by,
implied.

38:9
although he married her,
implied.
he spilled the sperm on the bed,
literally, “spilled it on the ground.”

12:23
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of David.”

12:24
Satan,
literally, “Beelzebub.”

12:29
Satan,
literally, “the strong.”
Only then can his demons be cast out,
literally, “Then will he spoil his house.”

12:31-32
me,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

12:39-40
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

12:41
and you refuse to believe him,
implied. Also in v. 42.

12:43-45
goes into the deserts,
literally, “passes through waterless places.”

16:6
He sees that I am given pleasant brooks and meadows as my share,
literally, “The boundary lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places.”

39:12
sleeve.
The Hebrew word is not specific.

12:46-47
in a crowded house,
implied in Mark 3:32.

13:10
Why do you always use these hard-to-understand illustrations?
is implied.

13:12-13
so people will hear and see but not understand.
Those who were receptive to spiritual truth understood the illustrations. To others they were only stories without meaning.

13:19
Satan,
literally, “the evil.”

13:23
brings thirty, sixty, or even a hundred others into the Kingdom,
literally, “produces a crop many times greater than the amount planted—thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much.”

41:34-35
Let Pharaoh divide Egypt into five administrative districts,
or “Let Pharaoh appoint officials to collect a fifth of all the crops.”

41:45
He has the godlike power of life and death,
or “God (or Pharaoh) says, ‘He is living.’”
he gave him a wife, a . . . daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis.
Joseph married into a family of high nobility, for his father-in-law was a major priest and politician of that time.

42:3
ten older,
implied.

42:4
as it had to his brother Joseph,
implied.

42:14
What does that prove?
literally, “It is as I said: you are spies.”

13:34-35
beginning of time,
see Psalm 78:2.

13:37
I am,
literally, “the Son of Man is.”

13:41
I,
literally, “The Son of Man.”

18:6
from heaven,
literally, “out of his temple.”

18:8
setting fire to the earth,
literally, “coals were kindled by it.”

18:9
He bent the heavens down and came to my defense,
implied.

18:10
a mighty angel,
literally, “a cherub.”

18:12
lightning,
literally, “coals of fire.”

4:5
I cannot overemphasize this point,
literally, “Forget not nor turn from the words of my mouth.”

42:19
I’m going to take a chance that you are honorable,
literally, “if you are forthright men.”

43:29
his brother Benjamin,
literally, “his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son.”

13:52
from the Old Testament as well as from the New,
literally, “brings back out of his treasure things both new and old.” The paraphrase is of course highly anachronistic!

13:53-54
Nazareth in Galilee,
implied.

14:1
King Herod,
literally, “the Tetrarch”—he was one of four “kings” over this area, his sovereignty being Galilee and Peraea.

14:3
at the demand of,
literally, “on account of.”

18:25
And you do not punish those who run from evil,
literally, “With the upright you show yourself upright.”

18:34
an iron bow,
literally, “a bow of bronze.”

44:1
When his brothers were ready to leave,
implied.

15:5-6
to the church,
literally, “to God.”

15:9
those from God,
see Isaiah 29:13.

15:11
It is what you say and think that makes you unclean,
implied; literally, “What comes out of a man defiles a man.”

15:21
walked the fifty miles,
implied; literally, “withdrew into the parts of Tyre and Sidon.”

19:5
as radiant as a bridegroom,
literally, “like a bridegroom.”
going to his wedding,
implied; literally, “going forth from his chamber.”

19:9
God’s laws are pure, eternal, just,
or “The rules governing the worship of the Lord are pure and need never be changed.”

48:7
after only two children,
implied.

49:7
I will scatter their descendants throughout Israel.
That is, the tribes of Simeon and Levi were not given land holdings, as were their brother tribes.

49:10
until Shiloh comes
means also “until he comes to whom it belongs.”

49:11
washed his clothes in wine,
showing wealth and extravagance.

16:1
Pharisees and Sadducees.
Jewish politico-religious leaders of two different parties.

4:24
Spurn the careless kiss of a prostitute,
implied; literally, “Put away from you a wayward mouth.”

50:10
Atad,
located just west of the Jordan River, near Jericho.

1:8
eventually, a new king came,
implied. This incident occurred about four hundred years after Joseph’s death.
who felt no obligation to the descendants of Joseph,
literally, “who did not know Joseph.”

1:20
because they were God-fearing women,
implied from v. 21.

2:10
The name
Moses
sounds like another Hebrew word meaning “to draw out.”

16:13
I,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

16:21
of the Jewish leaders,
literally, “of the elders, and chief priests, and scribes.”

17:4
three shelters,
literally, “three tabernacles” or “tents.” What was in Peter’s mind is not explained.

17:5
Obey him,
literally, “Hear him.”

5:3
of a prostitute,
or “of another man’s wife.”

5:4
But afterwards only a bitter conscience is left you,
literally, “But in the end she is bitter as wormwood.”

2:11
many years later,
implied.

2:24
to bring their descendants back into the land of Canaan,
implied.

2:25
knew that the time had come for their rescue,
literally, “knew their condition.”

3:1
his father-in-law, Jethro.
Moses’ father-in-law goes under two names in these chapters, Jethro and Reuel.

3:14
the Sovereign God,
or “the Living God”; literally, “I am who I am,” or “I will be what I will be.”

3:15
Jehovah.
Properly the name should be pronounced “Yahweh,” as it is spelled in many modern versions. In this paraphrase
Yahweh
is translated either “Jehovah” or “Lord.”

17:10
Elijah must return before the Messiah comes,
implied. Literally, “that Elijah must come first.”

17:12
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.”

17:21
This verse is omitted in many of the ancient manuscripts.

22:9-11
Lord, how you have helped me before,
implied.

5:9
and give the remainder of your life to the cruel and merciless.
Perhaps the reference is to blackmail or to fear of vengeance from the wronged husband.

5:11
syphilis,
literally, “disease.”

4:10
I have a speech impediment,
literally, “my speech is slow and halting.”

4:14
your brother, Aaron,
literally, “your brother the Levite.”

18:6
to lose his faith,
literally, “to stumble.”

18:7
for all its evils,
literally, “because of occasions of stumbling.”

18:10
have constant access,
or “do always behold.”

18:11
the Messiah,
literally, “the Son of Man.” Verse 11 is left out of many manuscripts, some ancient.

18:17
should excommunicate him,
literally, “should let him be to you as the Gentile and the publican.”

22:20
Rescue me from death; spare my precious life from all these evil men,
literally, “Deliver my soul from the sword, my only one from the power of the dog!”

22:23
Each of you,
literally, “All you sons of Jacob.”

22:25
praise you,
literally, “praise from you.”

22:26
The poor,
literally, “The afflicted.”

5:19
Let her breasts and tender embrace,
literally, “As a loving hind and a pleasant doe, let her breasts.”

6:8-9
because they were too dispirited after the tragic consequence of what he had said before,
literally, “because of their broken spirit and the cruel bondage.”

6:16
in the order of their ages,
literally, “according to their generations.” So also in v. 19.

6:20
Amram.
See v. 18.

18:24
$10 million,
literally, “10,000 talents.” Approximately £3 million.

18:28
$2,000,
approximately £700.

19:9
“And the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.” This sentence is added in some ancient manuscripts.

19:12
born without the ability to marry,
literally, “born eunuchs,” or “born emasculated.”

23:4
guarding, guiding all the way,
literally, “your rod and your staff comfort me.”

23:5
You have welcomed me as your guest,
literally, “You have anointed my head with oil, my cup runs over.”

19:17
for God alone is truly good,
implied from Luke 18:19.