Deuteronomy 1:2

1:2 Now it is ordinarily an eleven-day journey ¹  from Horeb ²  to Kadesh Barnea ³  by way of Mount Seir. ⁴ 

Deuteronomy 1:23

1:23 I thought this was a good idea, ⁵  so I sent ⁶  twelve men from among you, one from each tribe.

Deuteronomy 16:5

16:5 You may not sacrifice the Passover in just any of your villages ⁷  that the Lord your God is giving you,

Deuteronomy 23:16

23:16 Indeed, he may live among you in any place he chooses, in whichever of your villages ⁸  he prefers; you must not oppress him.

[1:2]  ¹ sn An eleven-day journey was about 140 mi (233 km).

[1:2]  ² sn Horeb is another name for Sinai. “Horeb” occurs 9 times in the Book of Deuteronomy and “Sinai” only once (33:2). “Sinai” occurs 13 times in the Book of Exodus and “Horeb” only 3 times.

[1:2]  ³ sn Kadesh Barnea. Possibly this refers to àAin Qudeis, about 50 mi (80 km) southwest of Beer Sheba, but more likely to àAin Qudeirat, 5 mi (8 km) NW of àAin Qudeis. See R. Cohen, “Did I Excavate Kadesh-Barnea?” BAR 7 (1981): 20-33.

[1:2]  ⁴ sn Mount Seir is synonymous with Edom. “By way of Mount Seir” refers to the route from Horeb that ended up in Edom Cf. CEV “by way of the Mount Seir Road”; TEV “by way of the hill country of Edom.”

[1:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “the thing was good in my eyes.”

[1:23]  ⁶ tn Or “selected” (so NIV, NRSV, TEV); Heb “took.”

[16:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “gates.”

[23:16]  ¹³ tn Heb “gates.”