² tn Heb “the daughters of Canaan.”

¹ tn That is, the nations of Canaan.

¹ tn Heb “from the daughters of Canaan.”

³ tn Heb “concerning Canaan, to destroy her fortresses.” NIV, NLT translate “Canaan” as “Phoenicia” here.

¹ tn Heb “did not know the wars of Canaan.”

¹ tn Heb “and they entered the land of Canaan to their father.”

² tn Heb “up” (reflecting directions from their point of view—“up” to Canaan; “down” to Egypt).

³ tn Heb “you must not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.”

¹ tn Heb “you must not take a wife from the daughters of Canaan.”

⁵ sn Negev is the name for the southern desert region in the land of Canaan.

¹ sn Negev is the name for the southern desert region in the land of Canaan.

¹ sn Negev is the name for the southern desert region in the land of Canaan.

² sn Negev is the name for the southern desert region in the land of Canaan.

⁴ sn The descendants of Canaan lived in the region of Phoenicia (Palestine).

¹ sn For the second time (see v. 18) the text informs the reader of the relationship between Ham and Canaan. Genesis 10 will explain that Canaan was the ancestor of the Canaanite tribes living in the promised land.

² sn The Casluhites lived in Crete and eventually settled east of the Egyptian Delta, between Egypt and Canaan.

³ tn Heb “Jabin king of Canaan.” The proper name and title have been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³ sn Amorite. Originally from the upper Euphrates region (Amurru), the Amorites appear to have migrated into Canaan beginning in 2200 b.c. or thereabouts.

³ sn Amorites. Originally from the upper Euphrates region (Amurru), the Amorites appear to have migrated into Canaan beginning in 2200 b.c. or thereabouts.

¹ tn The Hiphil imperative is from the same verb that has been used before for bringing the people up from Egypt and leading them to Canaan.