truly
a.val marks either an emphatic assertion or a concessive turn within the statements where it occurs.
The adverb most often accompanies an emphatic assertion, introducing statements such as Sarah’s bearing a son, the brothers’ guilt, or Jonathan’s report that Solomon has become king. In a smaller set of clauses, it marks a concessive turn: despite a preceding circumstance, the following statement still holds.
Senses in use
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Emphatic assertion of a stated fact · dominant
In Genesis 17:19 the APB renders the statement that Sarah will bear a son with “Truly,” and in Genesis 42:21 it renders the brothers’ admission of guilt the same way. The same presentation occurs in 1 Kings 1:43 for Jonathan’s report that David made Solomon king, and in 2 Kings 4:14 for Gehazi’s statement that the woman has no son.
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Concessive qualification · common
In Daniel 10:7 the APB renders a turn from Daniel alone seeing the vision to the men’s great trembling as “nevertheless.” In 2 Chronicles 33:17, Daniel 10:21, and Ezra 10:13, the APB similarly presents a qualification or counterpoint with “Nevertheless” or “Yet.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the emphatic statements with “Truly,” while it renders the concessive clauses with “Nevertheless” or “Yet.” Because the APB is a whole-verse translation text, these English choices show the clauses’ presentation rather than a fixed one-to-one rendering.