1 tc Some prefer to read “the king of Edom” and “for Edom” here. The names Syria (Heb “Aram,” אֲרָם, ’aram) and Edom (אֱדֹם, ’edom) are easily confused in the Hebrew consonantal script.
2 tn Heb “from Elat.”
3 tc The consonantal text (Kethib), supported by many medieval Hebrew