translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: NUM

label: NET translator note

text: Heb “the place was a place of/for cattle.”


label: NET textual note

text: Smr and the LXX have Sibmah . Cf. v. 38 .


text: Cf. Baal-meon in v. 38 .


text: The verb is the Hiphil perfect of נָכָה ( nakhah ), a term that can mean “smite, strike, attack, destroy.”


text: Heb “eyes.”


text: The verb is the Hiphil jussive from עָבַר (’ avar , “to cross over”). The idea of “cause to cross” or “make us cross” might be too harsh, but “take across” with the rest of the nation is what they are trying to avoid.


text: The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.


text: The vav ( ו ) is a vav disjunctive prefixed to the pronoun; it fits best here as a circumstantial clause, “while you stay here.”


text: Heb “heart.” So also in v. 9 .


text: The preterite with vav ( ו ) consecutive is here subordinated to the parallel yet chronologically later verb in the next clause.


text: The infinitive construct here with lamed ( ל ) is functioning as a result clause.


text: The Lord had not given it yet, but was going to give it. Hence, the perfect should be classified as a perfect of resolve.


text: The clause is difficult; it means essentially that “they have not made full [their coming] after” the Lord .


text: The sentence begins with “if they see….” This is the normal way for Hebrew to express a negative oath – “they will by no means see….” The sentence is elliptical; it is saying something like “[May God do so to me] if they see,” meaning they won’t see. Of course here God is taking the oath, which is an anthropomorphic act. He does not need to take an oath, and certainly could not swear by anyone greater, but it communicates to people his resolve.


text: The LXX adds “those knowing bad and good.”


text: The words “to give” are not in the Hebrew text but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.


text: Heb “in the eyes of.”


text: The verb is difficult to translate, since it has the idea of “complete, finish” ( תָּמָם , tamam ). It could be translated “consumed” in this passage (so KJV, ASV); NASB “was destroyed.”


text: The construction uses a verbal hendiadys with the verb “to add” serving to modify the main verb.


text: Heb “and you will destroy all this people.”


text: Heb “our little ones.”


text: The MT has חֻשִׁים ( khushim ); the verbal root is חוּשׁ ( khush , “to make haste” or “hurry”). But in light of the Greek and Latin Vulgate the Hebrew should probably be emended to חֲמֻשִׁים ( hamushim ), a qal passive participle meaning “in battle array.” See further BDB 301 s.v. I חוּשׁ , BDB 332 s.v. חֲמֻשִׁים ; HALOT 300 s.v. I חושׁ , חישׁ ; HALOT 331 s.v. I חמשׁ .


text: Heb “from before.”


text: Heb “said to them.”


text: The nuance of the perfect tense here has to be the future perfect.


text: Heb “that which goes out/has gone out of your mouth.”


text: Heb “and the land is subdued before you.”


text: Heb “that which the Lord has spoken to your servants, thus we will do.”


text: The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.


text: Heb “the land with its cities in the borders of the cities of the land all around.”


text: Heb “called names.”


text: Heb “in it.”