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1. Desolate wilderness at the end of the Dead Sea, not far from Pisgah and Peor (Nm 21:20; 23:28). In both passages the NLT renders it “wasteland” in the text but has “Jeshimon” in the margin, allowing it to be translated as a specific area. The rsv uses “desert.”

Show passage in OET: NUM 21:20

OET-RV NUM 21:20

20 and from there to the valley in the Moav (Moab) countryside where Mt. Pisgah rises above the desert.

OET-LV NUM 21:20

20 And_from_Bāmōt the_valley which is_in_the _region _of Mōʼāⱱ the _top _of (the)_Pişgāh and_it _looked _down over the _face _of (the)_Yəshimōn/(Jeshimon).

Show passage in OET: NUM 23:28

OET-RV NUM 23:28

28 So Balak took him to the top of Mt. Pe’or that faces down to the wilderness,

OET-LV NUM 23:28

28 And_ Bālāq _he/it _took DOM Bilˊām the _top _of (the)_Pəˊōr which_looks_down over the _face _of (the)_Yəshimōn/(Jeshimon).

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2. Wilderness to the north of the hill of Hakilah and of Maon (1 Sm 23:19, 24 OET SA1 23:19 · OET SA1 23:24; 26:1-3); this location was probably just a few miles south of Hebron.

Show passage in OET: SA1 23:19; SA1 23:24

OET-RV SA1 23:19

19 Some men from Zif went to Sha’ul at Giveah, saying, “We’re pretty sure that David’s hiding himself among us in the fortresses in Horesh, on the Hakilah hill south of Yeshimon.

OET-RV SA1 23:24

24 So they left and returned to Zif ahead of Sha’ul. At that time, David and his men were in the Maeon wilderness south of Yeshimon

OET-LV SA1 23:19

19 And_ Zīfī _they _went _up to Shāʼūl/(Saul) to_(the)_Giⱱˊāh to_say am_not is_Dāvid hiding _himself with_us in_strongholds at_Ḩoresh on_the _hill _of (the)_Hakilah which is_from_the _south _of (the)_Yəshimōn/(Jeshimon).

OET-LV SA1 23:24

24 And_they _arose and_they _went to_Zīf to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before Shāʼūl and_Dāvid and_men _of_his were_in_the _wilderness _of Māˊōn in_ˊArāⱱāh to the _south _of (the)_Yəshimōn.

Show passage in OET: SA1 26:1–3

OET-RV SA1 26:1

26 One time some Zifim went to Sha’ul (Saul) at Giveah and told him, “Isn’t David hiding himself on the Hakilah hill opposite Yeshimon?”

OET-RV SA1 26:2

2 So Sha’ul got ready with three thousand chosen Israeli warriors and went to the Zif wilderness to search for David.

OET-RV SA1 26:3

3 They camped at Hakilah hill (opposite Yeshimon) by the path, but David stayed in the wilderness when he saw the Sha’ul was there trying to get him.

OET-LV SA1 26:1

26 And_ the_Zīfī _they _came to Shāʼūl to_(the)_Giⱱˊāh to_say am_not is_Dāvid hiding _himself on_the _hill _of (the)_Hakilah on the _face _of (the)_Yəshimōn/(Jeshimon).

OET-LV SA1 26:2

2 And_ Shāʼūl _he/it _rose _up and_he/it _descended to the _wilderness _of Zīf and_were_with_him three _of thousand(s) man chosen _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_seek DOM Dāvid in_the _wilderness _of Zīf.

OET-LV SA1 26:3

3 And_ Shāʼūl _he _encamped on_the _hill _of (the)_Hakilah which was_on the _face _of (the)_Yəshimōn on the_way and_Dāvid was_dwelling in_wilderness and_he/it _saw if/because _that Shāʼūl he _had _come after_him to_the_wilderness.

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