Deuteronomy 3:8-9
Context3:8 So at that time we took the land of the two Amorite kings in the Transjordan from Wadi Arnon to Mount Hermon 1 3:9 (the Sidonians 2 call Hermon Sirion 3 and the Amorites call it Senir), 4
Deuteronomy 4:48
Context4:48 Their territory extended 5 from Aroer at the edge of the Arnon valley as far as Mount Siyon 6 – that is, Hermon –
Joshua 13:11
Context13:11 Their territory also included 7 Gilead, Geshurite and Maacathite territory, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah –
[3:8] 1 sn Mount Hermon. This is the famous peak at the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon mountain range known today as Jebel es-Sheik.
[3:9] 2 sn Sidonians were Phoenician inhabitants of the city of Sidon (now in Lebanon), about 47 mi (75 km) north of Mount Carmel.
[3:9] 3 sn Sirion. This name is attested in the Ugaritic texts as sryn. See UT 495.
[3:9] 4 sn Senir. Probably this was actually one of the peaks of Hermon and not the main mountain (Song of Songs 4:8; 1 Chr 5:23). It is mentioned in a royal inscription of Shalmaneser III of Assyria (saniru; see ANET 280).
[4:48] 5 tn The words “their territory extended” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. In the Hebrew text vv. 47-49 are all one sentence, but for the sake of English style and readability the translation divides the text into two sentences.
[4:48] 6 sn Mount Siyon (the Hebrew name is שִׂיאֹן [si’on], not to be confused with Zion [צִיּוֹן, tsiyyon]) is another name for Mount Hermon, also called Sirion and Senir (cf. Deut 3:9).
[13:11] 7 tn The words “their territory also included” are supplied in the translation for clarification.