Syene* — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

Southern Egyptian village (modern Aswan) demarcating Egypt’s border with Ethiopia. The Hebrew form possibly derives from a word for “market” or “trading center,” reflecting the importance of the outpost as a place of commerce. The remote location of Syene made it a useful geographical reference for designating the full span of Egypt’s borders. “From Migdol to Syene” (Ez 29:10; 30:6) describes Egypt from northern delta to southern border (cf. Israel’s description, “from Dan to Beersheba,” 1 Sm 3:20; 1 Kgs 4:25). Syene was located on the east bank of the Nile just north of the first cataract. While valued by the Egyptians as a source of granite, Syene’s fate was closely tied to Elephantine Island nearby. Elephantine was South Egypt’s administrative center and was well fortified against attack. It was at Elephantine that Jews fleeing Judea in 587 BC found refuge and formed a colony.

Show passage in OET: EZE 29:10

OET-RV EZE 29:10

10 listen: I’m against you and against your river, so I’ll give Mitsrayim over to desolation and waste, and you’ll become a wasteland from the Migdol to Seveneh and the borders of Kush (Ethiopia).

OET-LV EZE 29:10

10 For_so/thus/hence HERE_I am_against_you and_near/to canals _of_your and_I _will _make DOM the _land _of Miʦrayim (into)_ruins _of destruction a _desolation from_Migdōl Şəvēnēh and_unto the _border _of Kūsh/(Cush).

Show passage in OET: EZE 30:6

OET-RV EZE 30:6

6 Yahweh says this: The ones who support Mitsrayim militarily will fall, and the pride of Mitsrayim’s strength will collapse. From Migdol to Seveneh their combined warriors will be killed by the sword. That’s the master Yahweh’s declaration.

OET-LV EZE 30:6

6 Thus YHWH he _says and_ those _who_support _of (of)_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) _they _will _fall and_ the _pride _of its _strength _of_her _it _will _come _down from_Migdōl Şəvēnēh by_sword they _will _fall in_it the _utterance _of my_master YHWH.

Show passage in OET: SA1 3:20

OET-RV SA1 3:20

20 so all Yisrael (Israel) from Dan in the north and as far as Be’er -Sheva (Beersheba) in the south knew that Shmuel was a faithful prophet of Yahweh.

OET-LV SA1 3:20

20 And_ all _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_Dān and_unto Bəʼēr Sheⱱaˊ _he/it _knew if/because _that Shəmū^ʼēl was_established to_a _prophet to/for_YHWH.

Show passage in OET: KI1 4:25

OET-RV KI1 4:25

25 So all Yehudah and Yisrael lived peacefully, from Dan in the north to Be’er -Sheva (Beersheba) in the south—everyone focusing on their own property.

OET-LV KI1 5:5

5  And_ Yəhūdāh and_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _he/it _sat _down//remained//lived to_security everyone under vine _of_his _own and_under fig _tree _of_his _own from_Dān and_unto Bəʼēr Shəⱱāʼ all _of the _days _of Shəlomoh.

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