Kejadian 16:7
Konteks16:7 The Lord’s angel 1 found Hagar near a spring of water in the desert – the spring that is along the road to Shur. 2
Kejadian 20:1
Konteks20:1 Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev 3 region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident 4 in Gerar,
Kejadian 25:18
Konteks25:18 His descendants 5 settled from Havilah to Shur, which runs next 6 to Egypt all the way 7 to Asshur. 8 They settled 9 away from all their relatives. 10
[16:7] 1 tn Heb “the messenger of the
[16:7] 2 tn Heb “And the angel of the
[20:1] 3 tn Or “the South [country]”; Heb “the land of the Negev.”
[20:1] sn Negev is the name for the southern desert region in the land of Canaan.
[20:1] 4 tn Heb “and he sojourned.”
[25:18] 5 tn Heb “they”; the referent (Ishmael’s descendants) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[25:18] 6 tn Heb “which is by the face of,” or near the border. The territory ran along the border of Egypt.
[25:18] 8 sn The name Asshur refers here to a tribal area in the Sinai.
[25:18] 10 tn Heb “upon the face of all his brothers.” This last expression, obviously alluding to the earlier oracle about Ishmael (Gen 16:12), could mean that the descendants of Ishmael lived in hostility to others or that they lived in a territory that was opposite the lands of their relatives. While there is some ambiguity about the meaning, the line probably does give a hint of the Ishmaelite-Israelite conflicts to come.