Bilangan 13:24

13:24 That place was called ¹  the Eshcol Valley, ²  because of the cluster ³  of grapes that the Israelites cut from there.

Bilangan 20:13

20:13 These are the waters of Meribah, because the Israelites contended with the Lord, and his holiness was maintained ⁴  among them.

Bilangan 32:42

32:42 Then Nobah went and captured Kenath and its villages and called it Nobah after his own name.

Bilangan 33:2

33:2 Moses recorded their departures ⁵  according to their journeys, by the commandment ⁶  of the Lord; now these are their journeys according to their departures.

[13:24]  ¹ tn The verb is rendered as a passive because there is no expressed subject.

[13:24]  ² tn Or “Wadi Eshcol.” The translation “brook” is too generous; the Hebrew term refers to a river bed, a ravine or valley through which torrents of rain would rush in the rainy season; at other times it might be completely dry.

[13:24]  ³ tn The word “Eshcol” is drawn from the Hebrew expression concerning the “cluster of grapes.” The word is probably retained in the name Burj Haskeh, two miles north of Damascus.

[20:13]  ⁴ tn The form is unusual – it is the Niphal preterite, and not the normal use of the Piel/Pual stem for “sanctify/sanctified.” The basic idea of “he was holy” has to be the main idea, but in this context it refers to the fact that through judging Moses God was making sure people ensured his holiness among them. The word also forms a wordplay on the name Kadesh.

[33:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “their goings out.”

[33:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “mouth.”