Yosua 13:3

13:3 from the Shihor River ¹  east of ²  Egypt northward to the territory of Ekron (it is regarded as Canaanite territory), ³  including the area belonging to the five Philistine lords who ruled in Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as Avvite land ⁴ 

Yosua 13:2

13:2 This is the land that remains: all the territory of the Philistines and all the Geshurites,

1 Raja-raja 4:1

Solomon’s Royal Court and Administrators

4:1 King Solomon ruled over all Israel.

1 Raja-raja 4:1

Solomon’s Royal Court and Administrators

4:1 King Solomon ruled over all Israel.

1 Tawarikh 13:5

13:5 So David assembled all Israel from the Shihor River ⁵  in Egypt to Lebo Hamath, ⁶  to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.

Yesaya 23:3

23:3 the deep waters! ⁷ 

Grain from the Shihor region, ⁸ 

crops grown near the Nile ⁹  she receives; ¹⁰ 

she is the trade center ¹¹  of the nations.

Yeremia 2:18

2:18 What good will it do you ¹²  then ¹³  to go down to Egypt

to seek help from the Egyptians? ¹⁴ 

What good will it do you ¹⁵  to go over to Assyria

to seek help from the Assyrians? ¹⁶ 

[13:3]  ¹ tn Heb “the Shihor”; the word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied to clarify the meaning.

[13:3]  ² tn Heb “in front of.”

[13:3]  ³ tn Heb “it is reckoned to the Canaanites.”

[13:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “the five lords of the Philistines, the Gazaite, the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gathite, and the Ekronite, and the Avvites.”

[13:5]  ⁵ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied for clarity.

[13:5]  sn The Shihor River was a river on the border of Egypt, probably the eastern branch of the Nile.

[13:5]  ⁶ tn Or “the entrance to Hamath.”

[23:3]  ⁷ tc The Hebrew text (23:2b-3a) reads literally, “merchant of Sidon, the one who crosses the sea, they filled you, and on the deep waters.” Instead of מִלְאוּךְ (mil’ukh, “they filled you”) the Qumran scroll 1QIsa^a reads מלאכיך (“your messengers”). The translation assumes an emendation of מִלְאוּךְ to מַלְאָכָו (mal’akhav, “his messengers”), taking the vav (ו) on וּבְמַיִם (uvÿmayim) as improperly placed; instead it should be the final letter of the preceding word.

[23:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “seed of Shihor.” “Shihor” probably refers to the east branch of the Nile. See Jer 2:18 and BDB 1009 s.v. שִׁיחוֹר.

[23:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “the harvest of the Nile.”

[23:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “[is] her revenue.”

[23:3]  ¹¹ tn Heb “merchandise”; KJV, ASV “a mart of nations”; NLT “the merchandise mart of the world.”

[2:18]  ¹² tn Heb “What to you to the way.”

[2:18]  ¹³ tn The introductory particle וְעַתָּה (vÿ’attah, “and now”) carries a logical, not temporal, connotation here (cf. BDB 274 s.v. עַתָּה 2.b).

[2:18]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “to drink water from the Shihor [a branch of the Nile].” The reference is to seeking help through political alliance with Egypt as opposed to trusting in God for help. This is an extension of the figure in 2:13.

[2:18]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “What to you to the way.”

[2:18]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “to drink water from the River [a common designation in biblical Hebrew for the Euphrates River].” This refers to seeking help through political alliance. See the preceding note.