24:5 ‘How 1 beautiful are your tents, O Jacob,
and your dwelling places, O Israel!
24:19 A ruler will be established from Jacob;
he will destroy the remains of the city.’” 2
1 tn Here מָה (mah) has an exclamatory sense: “How!” (see Gen 28:17).
2 tn Or, understanding the Hebrew word for “city” as a place name, “of Ir” (cf. NRSV, NLT).