translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: NUM

label: NET translator note

text: Or “command.”


text: Heb “this is the land that will fall to you as an inheritance.”


text: The expression refers to the corner or extremity of the Negev, the South.


text: Or “the Ascent of Scorpions” ( עַקְרַבִּים [’ aqrabbim ] means “scorpions” in Hebrew).


text: Heb “its going forth,” or the way it runs.


text: The word for west is simply “sea,” because the sea is west of Israel.


text: Or “to the entrance to Hamath.”


text: Or “the Sea of Galilee” (so NLT); NCV, TEV, CEV “Lake Galilee.” sn The word means “harp.” The lake (or sea) of Galilee was so named because it is shaped somewhat like a harp.


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


text: The infinitive forms the direct object of what the Lord commanded. It actually means “to give,” but without an expressed subject may be made passive.


text: Heb “the house of their fathers.” So also a little later in this verse.


text: For the location of Jericho see Map5-B2 ; Map6-E1 ; Map7-E1 ; Map8-E3 ; Map10-A2 ; Map11-A1 .


text: The verb can be translated simply as “divide,” but it has more the idea of allocate as an inheritance, the related noun being “inheritance.”


text: This sense is created by repetition: “one leader, one leader from the tribe.”


text: The sentence simply uses לִנְחֹל ( linkhol , “to divide, apportion”). It has been taken already to mean “allocate as an inheritance.” Here “assist” may be added since Joshua and Eleazar had the primary work.