Genesis 25:18 New English Translation
18 His descendants[a] settled from Havilah to Shur, which runs next to[b] Egypt all the way[c] to Asshur.[d] They settled[e] away from all their relatives.[f]
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- Genesis 25:18 tn Heb “they”; the referent (Ishmael’s descendants) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Genesis 25:18 tn Heb “which is by the face of,” or near the border. The territory ran along the border of Egypt.
- Genesis 25:18 tn Heb “as you go.”
- Genesis 25:18 sn The name Asshur refers here to a tribal area in the Sinai.
- Genesis 25:18 tn Heb “he fell.”
- Genesis 25:18 tn Heb “upon the face of all his brothers.” This last expression, obviously alluding to the earlier oracle about Ishmael (Gen 16:12), could mean that the descendants of Ishmael lived in hostility to others or that they lived in a territory that was opposite the lands of their relatives. While there is some ambiguity about the meaning, the line probably does give a hint of the Ishmaelite-Israelite conflicts to come.
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