that extends to the dwelling of Ar, 2
and falls off at the border of Moab.”
15:1 Here is a message about Moab:
Indeed, in a night it is devastated,
Ar of Moab is destroyed!
Indeed, in a night it is devastated,
Kir of Moab is destroyed!
1 tc There are many variations in this text, but the MT reading of something like “the descent of the torrents/valleys” is preferable, since it is describing the topography.
2 sn The place is unknown; it is apparently an important city in the region.
3 tn Heb “Sihon.”
4 tn Heb “people.”
5 tn The clause begins with a preterite with vav (ו) consecutive, but may be subordinated to the next preterite as a temporal clause.