Deuteronomy 2:13

2:13 Now, get up and cross the Wadi Zered.” ¹  So we did so. ² 

Deuteronomy 1:24

1:24 They left and went up to the hill country, coming to the Eshcol Valley, ³  which they scouted out.

Deuteronomy 4:48

4:48 Their territory extended ⁴  from Aroer at the edge of the Arnon valley as far as Mount Siyon ⁵  – that is, Hermon –

Deuteronomy 2:37

2:37 However, you did not approach the land of the Ammonites, the Wadi Jabbok, ⁶  the cities of the hill country, or any place else forbidden by the Lord our God.

Deuteronomy 3:12

Distribution of the Transjordanian Allotments

3:12 This is the land we brought under our control at that time: The territory extending from Aroer ⁷  by the Wadi Arnon and half the Gilead hill country with its cities I gave to the Reubenites and Gadites. ⁸ 

Deuteronomy 3:16

3:16 To the Reubenites and Gadites I allocated the territory extending from Gilead as far as Wadi Arnon (the exact middle of the wadi was a boundary) all the way to the Wadi Jabbok, the Ammonite border.

Deuteronomy 2:14

2:14 Now the length of time it took for us to go from Kadesh Barnea to the crossing of Wadi Zered was thirty-eight years, time for all the military men of that generation to die, just as the Lord had vowed to them.

Deuteronomy 2:24

2:24 Get up, make your way across Wadi Arnon. Look! I have already delivered over to you Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, ⁹  and his land. Go ahead! Take it! Engage him in war!

Deuteronomy 2:36

2:36 From Aroer, ¹⁰  which is at the edge of Wadi Arnon (it is the city in the wadi), ¹¹  all the way to Gilead there was not a town able to resist us – the Lord our God gave them all to us.

Deuteronomy 21:4

21:4 and bring the heifer down to a wadi with flowing water, ¹²  to a valley that is neither plowed nor sown. ¹³  There at the wadi they are to break the heifer’s neck.

[2:13]  ¹ sn Wadi Zered. Now known as Wadi el-H£esa, this valley marked the boundary between Moab to the north and Edom to the south.

[2:13]  ² tn Heb “we crossed the Wadi Zered.” This has been translated as “we did so” for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy.

[1:24]  ³ tn Or “the Wadi Eshcol” (so NAB).

[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).

[2:37]  ⁷ sn Wadi Jabbok. Now known as the Zerqa River, this is a major tributary of the Jordan that normally served as a boundary between Ammon and Gad (Deut 3:16).

[3:12]  ⁹ tn The words “the territory extending” are not in the Hebrew text; they are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[3:12]  ¹⁰ sn Reubenites and Gadites. By the time of Moses’ address the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh had already been granted permission to settle in the Transjordan, provided they helped the other tribes subdue the occupants of Canaan (cf. Num 32:28-42).

[2:24]  ¹¹ sn Heshbon is the name of a prominent site (now Tell Hesba„n, about 7.5 mi [12 km] south southwest of Amman, Jordan). Sihon made it his capital after having driven Moab from the area and forced them south to the Arnon (Num 21:26-30). Heshbon is also mentioned in Deut 1:4.

[2:36]  ¹³ sn Aroer. Now known as àAraáir on the northern edge of the Arnon river, Aroer marked the southern limit of Moab and, later, of the allotment of the tribe of Reuben (Josh 13:9, 16).

[2:36]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the city in the wadi.” This enigmatic reference may refer to Ar or, more likely, to Aroer itself. Epexegetically the text might read, “From Aroer…, that is, the city in the wadi.” See D. L. Christensen, Deuteronomy 1–11 (WBC), 49.

[21:4]  ¹⁵ tn The combination “a wadi with flowing water” is necessary because a wadi (נַחַל, nakhal) was ordinarily a dry stream or riverbed. For this ritual, however, a perennial stream must be chosen so that there would be fresh, rushing water.

[21:4]  ¹⁶ sn The unworked heifer, fresh stream, and uncultivated valley speak of ritual purity – of freedom from human contamination.