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This set of detailed commentaries provides valuable exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information on the original text.Over the years this series has been instrumental in shedding light on the Scriptures so that translators all over the world could complete the important task of putting God's Word into the many languages spoken in the world today. Over the years church leaders and...

Some translations assume that the person speaking is actually the father of the young person, and so first person pronouns are used; for example, “My son, listen well to everything that I and your mother we-two are teaching you.” For they are a fair garland for your head: They refers to the parental instruction and teaching in verse 8, which are described by RSV as a garland. According to Scott the word rendered garland is from a rare Hebrew root meaning to “wind” or “twist,” and refers to winding
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