Genesis 11:2

11:2 When the people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.

Genesis 20:1

Abraham and Abimelech

20:1 Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident in Gerar,


tn Heb “they”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Or perhaps “from the east” (NRSV) or “in the east.”

tn Heb “in the land of Shinar.”

tn Or “the South [country]”; Heb “the land of the Negev.”

tn Heb “and he sojourned.”