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BrLXXΚαὶ ἐπιστραφέντες ἀπῄραμεν εἰς τὴν ἔρημον, ὁδὸν θάλασσαν ἐρυθράν, ὃν τρόπον ἐλάλησε Κύριος πρὸς μὲ, καὶ ἐκυκλώσαμεν τὸ ὄρος τὸ Σηεὶρ ἡμέρας πολλάς. (Kai epistrafentes apaʸramen eis taʸn eraʸmon, hodon thalassan eruthran, hon tropon elalaʸse Kurios pros me, kai ekuklōsamen to oros to Saʸeir haʸmeras pollas. )
BrTrAnd we turned and departed into the wilderness, by the way of the Red Sea, as the Lord spoke to me, and we compassed mount Seir many days.
ULTAnd we turned and journeyed into the wilderness on the way to the Sea of Reeds, as Yahweh had spoken to me. And we went around Mount Seir many days.
USTThen we turned around and went through the desert toward the Red Sea as Yahweh told us to do. We wandered in Edom for many years.
BSB § Then we turned back and headed for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea,[fn] as the LORD had instructed me, and for many days we wandered around Mount Seir.
WEBBEThen we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as the LORD spoke to me; and we encircled Mount Seir many days.
WMBBThen we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Sea of Suf, as the LORD spoke to me; and we encircled Mount Seir many days.
NETThen we turned and set out toward the desert land on the way to the Red Sea just as the Lord told me to do, detouring around Mount Seir for a long time.
LSV“And we turn and journey into the wilderness, the way of the Red Sea, as YHWH has spoken to me, and we go around Mount Seir [for] many days.
FBVThen we turned around and headed back into the desert on the road that leads to the Red Sea, as the Lord had told me, and we wandered around Mount Seir for a long time.
T4T“Then we turned around and went through the desert toward the ◄Red Sea/Gulf of Aqaba►, as Yahweh told us to do, and we wandered in the Edom area for many years.
LEB“Then we turned and set out toward the wilderness[fn] in the direction of the Red Sea,[fn] as Yahweh told me, and we went around Mount Seir for many days.
BBEThen we went back, journeying into the waste land by the way to the Red Sea, as the Lord had said to me: and we were a long time going round Mount Seir.
JPSThen we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as the LORD spoke unto me; and we compassed mount Seir many days.
ASVThen we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as Jehovah spake unto me; and we compassed mount Seir many days.
DRAAnd departing from thence we came into the wilderness that leadeth to the Red Sea, as the Lord had spoken to me: and we compassed mount Seir a long time.
YLT'And we turn, and journey into the wilderness, the way of the Red Sea, as Jehovah hath spoken unto me, and we go round the mount of Seir many days.
DrbyAnd we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as Jehovah had said unto me; and we went round mount Seir many days.
RVThen we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.
WbstrThen we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spoke to me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.
KJB-1769Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days. (Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassd mount Seir many days. )
KJB-1611¶ Then we turned, and tooke our iourney into the wildernesse, by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake vnto mee: and wee compassed mount Seir many dayes. (¶ Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness, by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassd mount Seir many days.)
BshpsThen we turned our face, & toke our iourney into the wyldernesse, euen by the way of the red sea, as the Lorde spake vnto me: And we compassed mount Seir a long tyme. (Then we turned our face, and took our journey into the wilderness, even by the way of the red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: And we compassd mount Seir a long time.)
GnvaThen we turned, and tooke our iourney into the wildernes, by the way of the red Sea, as the Lord spake vnto me: and we compassed mount Seir a long time. (Then we turned, and took our journey into the wildernes, by the way of the red Sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassd mount Seir a long time. )
CvdlThen turned we vs, and toke oure iourney to the wildernesse, euen the waye to the reed see (as the LORDE sayde vnto me) and compassed mount Seir a longe season. (Then turned we us, and took our journey to the wilderness, even the way to the red see (as the LORD said unto me) and compassd mount Seir a long season.)
WycAnd we yeden forth fro thennus, and camen in to the wildirnesse that ledith to the Reed See, as the Lord seide to me; and we cumpassiden the hil of Seir in long tyme. (And we went forth from thence, and came in to the wilderness that leadeth/leads to the Reed See, as the Lord said to me; and we cumpassiden the hill of Seir in long time.)
LuthDa wandten wir uns und zogen aus zur Wüste auf der Straße zum Schilfmeer, wie der HErr zu mir sagte, und umzogen das Gebirge Seir eine lange Zeit. (So wandten we/us us/to_us/ourselves and pulled out_of to desert on the/of_the road for_the Schilfmeer, like the/of_the LORD to to_me said, and umzogen the mountains Seir one long Zeit.)
ClVgProfectique inde, venimus in solitudinem, quæ ducit ad mare Rubrum, sicut mihi dixerat Dominus: et circuivimus montem Seir longo tempore.[fn] (Profectique inde, venimus in solitudinem, which ducit to the_sea Rubrum, like to_me dixerat Master: and circuivimus montem Seir longo tempore. )
2.1Et circuivimus montem Seir, etc. Seir est mons in terra Edom, in quo habitavit Esau in regione Gabalena, ubi habitavit antea Chorræus quem interfecit Chodorlahomor; qui ab Esau piloso et hispido, Seir, id est pilosi, nomen accepit. Chorræi sicut cæteræ gentes, quas superaverunt, qui de patriarcharum semine descenderunt, malignos spiritus vel vitia exprimunt, quæ illi exsuperare possunt, qui sanctorum Patrum vestigiis et doctrinis insistunt, et spiritalem militiam sub rege Christo agunt, de qua dicitur: Non est nobis colluctatio adversus carnem et sanguinem, sed adversus principes et potestates, etc. Ephes. 6..
2.1And circuivimus montem Seir, etc. Seir it_is mons in earth/land Edom, in quo habitavit Esau in regione Gabalena, where habitavit antea Chorræus which interfecit Chodorlahomor; who away Esau piloso and hispido, Seir, id it_is pilosi, nomen accepit. Chorræi like cæteræ gentes, which superaverunt, who about patriarcharum semine descenderunt, malignos spiritus or vitia exprimunt, which illi exsuperare possunt, who sanctorum Patrum vestigiis and doctrinis insistunt, and spiritalem militiam under rege Christo agunt, about which it_is_said: Non it_is us colluctatio adversus carnem and sanguinem, but adversus principes and potestates, etc. Ephes. 6..
2:1Mount Seir was a mountainous territory north of the Gulf of Aqaba, east of the Arabah (see study note on 1:1) and the Dead Sea. It was originally settled by the Horites (Gen 14:6), now identified by many scholars as the Hurrians. The Hurrians are described in many ancient texts as wandering tradesmen and adventurers who found a home in many parts of the ancient Near East. In time, the Horites of Mount Seir were supplanted by the descendants of Esau (Deut 2:22), and the region was called Edom (“red”), perhaps because of the rose-red stone typical of the area.
The implication is that the Israelites turned around and went back the way they came. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “And we turned around” or “And we turned back”
Here, the phrase many days is an idiom that means “a long time.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “a very long time”
After the Israelites received the law on Mount Sinai, which may have been located at Khashm et-Tarif (see also “The Route of the Exodus”), they traveled to Kadesh-barnea, a distance that took eleven days “by the way of Mount Seir” (Deuteronomy 1:2). The phrase “by the way of Mount Seir” suggests that more than one route existed between Mount Sinai and Kadesh, as shown here, but the road the Israelites took probably ran alongside the mountainous region of Seir. This route would have offered greater access to water from wells, natural springs, and seasonal streams flowing from the hills of Seir–a critical necessity for a large group traveling through this very arid region. Nearly every location identified on this map was essentially a small community centered around one of these life-enabling sources of water. After reaching Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin, the Israelites prepared to enter Canaan by sending spies to scout out the land. But when ten of the twelve spies brought back news about the strength of the Canaanites, the people became afraid to enter the land, so the Lord punished them by condemning them to travel in the wilderness for forty years until that generation died off. Some Israelites repented and tried to enter the land, but they were beaten back to Hormah by the Amalekites and Canaanites. So for forty years the Israelites traveled from place to place, probably in the general area of Kadesh-barnea, though very few locations mentioned are able to be established with much certainty. As the forty years of traveling drew to a close, the Israelites prepared again to travel to Canaan by requesting permission from the king of Edom to pass through his land. When the king refused, the Israelites “turned away” from the Edomites and set out from Kadesh to travel to Mount Hor. The Jewish historian Josephus located Mount Hor at Jebel Nebi Harun, a very tall mountain in eastern Edom, but this has been rejected by many scholars in favor of other sites such as Jebel Madeira to the northeast of Kadesh. This author is convinced, however, that any candidate for Mount Hor must be sought to the south of Kadesh-barnea. Numbers 33:30 and Deuteronomy 10:6 mention that, during their wilderness travels, the Israelites camped at Moseroth/Moserah, which was apparently located at Mount Hor, since both Moseroth/Moserah and Mount Hor are cited as the place where Aaron died (Numbers 21:29-29; 33:37-39; Deuteronomy 10:6-9). It is difficult to envision the Israelites traveling back to the edge of Canaan after suffering defeat there the last time they attempted to enter the land. These same passages also note that after their stay at Moseroth/Moserah the Israelites traveled to Hor-haggidgad/Gudgodah (probably located along the Wadi Khadakhid) and then to Jotbathah, with no mention of passing through Kadesh, which they would have had to do if Mount Hor was north of Kadesh (since they were avoiding the land of Edom). Also, in Deuteronomy 2:1 Moses says that after the Israelites left Kadesh, “we journeyed back into the wilderness, in the direction of the Red Sea, as the Lord had told me and skirted Mount Seir for many days,” and Aaron’s death on Mount Hor fits best during this time. Similarly, Numbers 21:4 says “from Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom,” but there would have been no way to the Red Sea around the land of Edom if Mount Hor were located northeast of Kadesh. One element of the wilderness narratives that appears to favor a northeast location for Mount Hor, however, is the story of the king of Arad, which the book of Numbers (chapters 21 and 33) places immediately after the death of Aaron on Mount Hor. At first glance, the narrative seems to imply that the king attacked the Israelites at Mount Hor, which fits better with a northern location. Yet, it is also possible that the story is simply noting that it was after the Israelites’ arrival at Mount Hor that the king of Arad first learned of the Israelites’ renewed intentions to enter Canaan, perhaps as a result of their request to pass through Edom. But it may have been later that the king of Arad actually engaged them in battle, perhaps as they were passing north of Zalmonah and appeared to be ready to enter Canaan by way of Arad (see Numbers 33:41-42 and the map “The Journey to Abel-shittim”). For these reasons, this author believes that Har Karkom is the best candidate for the location of Mount Hor. The site is appropriately located at the edge of Seir and along the way to the Red Sea. This site’s role as an ancient cultic center is also well established. Perhaps Aaron’s priestly duties and authority in Israel had grown out of a similar role he had previously held at Mount Hor (see also Numbers 12:1-2; Deuteronomy 33:2; Judges 5:4-5), where he was eventually buried.
