Exodus 32:30

32:30 The next day Moses said to the people, ¹  “You have committed a very serious sin, ²  but now I will go up to the Lord – perhaps I can make atonement ³  on behalf of your sin.”

Joshua 7:12

7:12 The Israelites are unable to stand before their enemies; they retreat because they have become subject to annihilation. ⁴  I will no longer be with you, ⁵  unless you destroy what has contaminated you. ⁶ 

Joshua 7:2

7:2 Joshua sent men from Jericho ⁷  to Ai (which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel ⁸ ) and instructed them, “Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.

1 Samuel 21:3

21:3 Now what do you have at your disposal? ⁹  Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.”

Hebrews 2:17

2:17 Therefore he had ¹⁰  to be made like his brothers and sisters ¹¹  in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement ¹²  for the sins of the people.

Hebrews 2:1

Warning Against Drifting Away

2:1 Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

John 2:2

2:2 and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding. ¹³ 

[32:30]  ¹ tn Heb “and it was on the morrow and Moses said to the people.”

[32:30]  ² tn The text uses a cognate accusative: “you have sinned a great sin.”

[32:30]  ³ tn The form אֲכַפְּרָה (’akhappÿrah) is a Piel cohortative/imperfect. Here with only a possibility of being successful, a potential imperfect nuance works best.

[7:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “they turn [the] back before their enemies because they are set apart [to destruction by the Lord].”

[7:12]  ⁵ tn The second person pronoun is plural in Hebrew, indicating these words are addressed to the entire nation.

[7:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”

[7:2]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[7:2]  ⁸ map For the location of Bethel see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[21:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “under your hand.”

[2:17]  ¹³ tn Or “he was obligated.”

[2:17]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.

[2:17]  ¹⁵ tn Or “propitiation.”

[2:2]  ¹⁶ sn There is no clue to the identity of the bride and groom, but in all probability either relatives or friends of Jesus’ family were involved, since Jesus’ mother and both Jesus and his disciples were invited to the celebration. The attitude of Mary in approaching Jesus and asking him to do something when the wine ran out also suggests that familial obligations were involved.