1 Chronicles 29:15

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. 1 Chronicles 29:15 tn The Hebrew terms ger (גֵּר; “resident foreigner”) and toshav (תּוֹשָׁב; “resident/dweller”) have similar meanings. They are not used here with the technical distinctions of most references in Mosaic Law. 1 Chron 29:15 takes up this language from Lev 25:23 where the terms emphasize that Israel would be a guest on God’s land. This is a privileged but dependent position; they did not own the land. Cf. also Ps 39:12 and Gen 23:4.
2. 1 Chronicles 29:15 tn Heb “fathers” (also in vv. 18, 20).
3. 1 Chronicles 29:15 tn Or perhaps “hope.”