Kejadian 14:6

14:6 and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert. ¹ 

Obaja 1:11

1:11 You stood aloof ²  while strangers took his army ³  captive,

and foreigners advanced to his gates. ⁴ 

When they cast lots ⁵  over Jerusalem, ⁶ 

you behaved as though you were in league ⁷  with them.

[14:6]  ¹ sn The line of attack ran down the eastern side of the Jordan Valley into the desert, and then turned and came up the valley to the cities of the plain.

[1:11]  ² tn Heb “in the day of your standing”; NAB “On the day when you stood by.”

[1:11]  ³ tn Or perhaps, “wealth” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT). The Hebrew word is somewhat ambiguous here. This word also appears in v. 13, where it clearly refers to wealth.

[1:11]  ⁴ tc The present translation follows the Qere which reads the plural (“gates”) rather than the singular.

[1:11]  ⁵ sn Casting lots seems to be a way of deciding who would gain control over material possessions and enslaved peoples following a military victory.

[1:11]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[1:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “like one from them”; NASB “You too were as one of them.”