Genesis 25:18
ContextNETBible | His descendants 1 settled from Havilah to Shur, which runs next 2 to Egypt all the way 3 to Asshur. 4 They settled 5 away from all their relatives. 6 |
XREF | Ge 2:11; Ge 10:7,29; Ge 13:10; Ge 14:10; Ge 16:12; Ge 20:1; Ge 21:14,21; 2Ki 23:29; Ps 78:64; Isa 19:23,24 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “they”; the referent (Ishmael’s descendants) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 2 tn Heb “which is by the face of,” or near the border. The territory ran along the border of Egypt. 3 tn Heb “as you go.” 4 sn The name Asshur refers here to a tribal area in the Sinai. 5 tn Heb “he fell.” 6 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. |