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Body of water in Egypt. The name is Egyptian and is given as a boundary of the land to be possessed by the Hebrews (Jos 13:3). First Chronicles 13:5 refers to Shihor as the southwestern limit of Israelite settlement in the time of David. Isaiah speaks of grain from the region of Shihor as a source of income for the city of Sidon (Is 23:3). Jeremiah describes Shihor as “the waters of the Nile” (Jer 2:18). Some believe that the Shihor was the easternmost branch of the Nile Delta. Others identify the Shihor with the Wadi el-Arish, 90 miles (144.8 kilometers) east of the Suez Canal. Still others identify it with the Brook (or River) of Egypt, a body of water whose precise location cannot be determined with certainty.

Show passage in OET: JOS 13:3

OET-RV JOS 13:3

3 from Shihor (east of Mitsrayim (Egypt)) and as far as the border of Ekron to the north (it’s considered to be Kena’ani (Canaanite)), the five rulers of the Pelishtim (in Azah (Gaza), Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gat, and Ekron), and the Avim.

OET-LV JOS 13:3

3 From the_Shiyḩōr which is_on the _face _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_unto the _border _of ˊEqrōn northward_on to_Kənaˊₐnī/(Canaanite)[s] it _is _reckoned the _five _of the _rulers _of the_Pəlishtiy the_Gazite[s] and_the_ʼAshdōdite[s] the_Ashkelonite[s] the_Gittiy[s] and_the_ˊEqrōnite[s] and_the_Avvite[s].

Show passage in OET: CH1 13:5

OET-RV CH1 13:5

5 So David assembled all of Yisrael (Israel), from everywhere from the Shihor river down in Mitsrayim (Egypt) to as far north as Levo -Hamat, to bring in God’s box from Kiryat-Yearim.

OET-LV CH1 13:5

5 And_ Dāvid _he _assembled DOM all _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from Shiyḩōr of _Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_unto Ləⱱōʼ Ḩₐmāt to_bring DOM the _box _of the_ʼElohīm from_Qiryat- yəˊārīm/(jearim).

Show passage in OET: ISA 23:3

OET-RV ISA 23:3

3 The grain from Shihor across the waters and the harvest from the Nile became hers, and it became the commerce of the nations.

OET-LV ISA 23:3

3 And_was_on_waters many the _seed _of Shiyḩōr the _harvest _of the _River revenue _of_was_her and_it _became the_trading _profit _of nations.

Show passage in OET: JER 2:18

OET-RV JER 2:18

18 So now, what’s the point of travelling to Mitsrayim (Egypt) to drink from Shihor’s waters?
⇔ ≈ And why bother taking a trip to Ashur (Assyria) to drink the river water?

OET-LV JER 2:18

18 And_now what is_to_you to_the _journey _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) to_drink the _water _of the_Shiyḩōr and_what is_to_you to_the _journey _of ʼAshshūr to_drink the _water _of the_River.

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