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BrLXXΚαὶ ἀναβάντες κατεσκέψαντο τὴν γῆν ἀπὸ τῆς ἐρήμου Σὶν ἕως Ῥοὸβ, εἰσπορευομένων Αἰμάθ. (Kai anabantes kateskepsanto taʸn gaʸn apo taʸs eraʸmou Sin heōs Ɽoob, eisporeuomenōn Aimath. )
BrTrAnd they went up and surveyed the land from the wilderness of Sin to Rhoob, as men go in to Æmath.
ULTAnd they went up, and they explored the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, to enter Hamath.
USTSo those men went to Canaan. They went through the entire land, from the wilderness of Zin in the south all the way to the city of Rehob near Lebo Hamath in the north.
BSB § So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.
NETSo they went up and investigated the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, at the entrance of Hamath.
LSVAnd they go up and spy out the land, from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob at the going in to Hamath;
FBVSo the men went and explored the land all the way from the Desert of Zin to Rehob, bear Lebo-hamath.
T4TSo those men went to Canaan. They went through the entire land, from the Zin desert in the south all the way to Rehob town near Lebo-Hamath in the north.
LEBSo they went up and explored the land from the desert of Zin until Rehob, at Lebo Hamath.[fn]
JPSSo they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, at the entrance to Hamath.
ASVSo they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
DRAThe ground, fat or barren, woody or without trees. Be of good courage, and bring us of the fruits of the land. Now it was the time when the first ripe grapes are fit to be eaten.
YLTAnd they go up and spy the land, from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob at the going in to Hamath;
DrbyAnd they went up, and searched out the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, where one comes towards Hamath.
RVSo they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, to the entering in of Hamath.
WbstrSo they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
KJB-1769¶ So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
KJB-1611¶ So they went vp, and searched the land, from the wildernesse of Zin, vnto Rehob, as men come to Hamath. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
BshpsAnd so they went vp, and searched out the lande from the wildernesse of Zin, vnto Rehob, as men come to Hemath. (And so they went up, and searched out the land from the wilderness of Zin, unto Rehob, as men come to Hemath.)
GnvaAnd what the land is: whether it be fat or leane, whether there be trees therein, or not. And be of good courage, and bring of the fruite of the lande (for then was the time of the first ripe grapes) (And what the land is: whether it be fat or leane, whether there be trees therein, or not. And be of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land (for then was the time of the first ripe grapes) )
CvdlThey wente vp, & spyed the lande, from ye wildernes of Zin; vntyll Rehob, as me go vnto Hemath. (They went up, and spied the land, from ye/you_all wilderness of Zin; until Rehob, as me go unto Hemath.)
Wyclwhether the lond is fat, ether bareyn, `whether it is ful of woodis, ethir without trees. Be ye coumfortid, and `brynge ye to vs of the fruytis of that lond. Sotheli the tyme was, whanne grapis first ripe myyten be etun thanne. (whether the land is fat, ether bareyn, `whether it is full of woodis, ethir without trees. Be ye/you_all comforted, and `brynge ye/you_all to us of the fruytis of that land. Truly the time was, when grapis first ripe myyten be etun thanne.)
LuthSie gingen hinauf und erkundeten das Land von der Wüste Zin bis gen Rehob, da man gen Hamath gehet. (They/She went up and erkundeten the Land from the/of_the desert Zin until to/toward Rehob, there man to/toward Hamath gehet.)
ClVghumus, pinguis an sterilis, nemorosa an absque arboribus. Confortamini, et afferte nobis de fructibus terræ. Erat autem tempus quando jam præcoquæ uvæ vesci possunt. (humus, pinguis an sterilis, nemorosa an without arboribus. Confortamini, and afferte us about fructibus terræ. Erat however tempus when yam præcowhich uvæ vesci possunt. )
13:21 It was about 275 miles from the wilderness of Zin, located roughly between the wilderness of Paran and the southern frontier of Canaan (see 34:3-5; Josh 15:1-4), to Lebo-hamath (“entrance of Hamath,” either a notable mountain pass or another city near Hamath) in Syria. • The exact location of Rehob is uncertain, but it was probably the same as Old Testament Beth-rehob, situated near a major route to Hamath. The text thus already identifies the approximate borders of the Promised Land (see 1 Kgs 8:65). The phrase “from Dan to Beersheba” (Judg 20:1; 2 Sam 3:10), frequently used to demarcate Israel’s traditional boundaries, referred to a considerably smaller area than the territory visited by Israel’s spies.
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.
