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label: NET study note

text: The name הַמַּחְלְקוֹת סֶלַע ( Sela Hammakhleqoth ) probably means “Rock of Divisions” in Hebrew, in the sense that Saul and David parted company there (cf. NAB “Gorge of Divisions”; TEV “Separation Hill”). This etymology assumes that the word derives from the Hebrew root II חלק ( khlq , “to divide”; HALOT 322 s.v. II חלק ). However, there is another root I חלק , which means “to be smooth or slippery” ( HALOT 322 s.v. I חלק ). If the word is taken from this root, the expression would mean “Slippery Rock.”


text: Beginning with 23:29 , the verse numbers through 24:22 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text ( BHS ), with 23:29 ET = 24:1 HT, 24:1 ET = 24:2 HT, 24:2 ET = 24:3 HT, etc., through 24:22 ET = 24:23 HT. With 25:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.