1 sn The Hivites were Canaanite tribes of a Hurrian origin.
2 sn The Arkites lived in Arka, a city in Lebanon, north of Sidon.
3 sn The Sinites lived in Sin, another town in Lebanon.
4 tn The words “he bought it” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text v. 19 is one long sentence.
5 tn The Hebrew word קְשִׂיטָה (qÿsitah) is generally understood to refer to a unit of money, but the value is unknown. (However, cf. REB, which renders the term as “sheep”).