Genesis 21:21

21:21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran. ¹  His mother found a wife for him from the land of Egypt. ² 

Numbers 10:12

10:12 So the Israelites set out ³  on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran.

Deuteronomy 33:2

33:2 He said:

A Historical Review

The Lord came from Sinai

and revealed himself ⁴  to Israel ⁵  from Seir.

He appeared in splendor ⁶  from Mount Paran,

and came forth with ten thousand holy ones. ⁷ 

With his right hand he gave a fiery law ⁸  to them.

Deuteronomy 33:1

Introduction to the Blessing of Moses

33:1 This is the blessing Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.

Deuteronomy 25:1

25:1 If controversy arises between people, ⁹  they should go to court for judgment. When the judges ¹⁰  hear the case, they shall exonerate ¹¹  the innocent but condemn ¹²  the guilty.

[21:21]  ¹ sn The wilderness of Paran is an area in the east central region of the Sinai peninsula, northeast from the traditional site of Mt. Sinai and with the Arabah and the Gulf of Aqaba as its eastern border.

[21:21]  ² tn Heb “And his mother took for him a wife from the land of Egypt.”

[10:12]  ³ sn The verb is the same as the noun: “they journeyed on their journeyings.” This underscores the point of their continual traveling.

[33:2]  ⁴ tn Or “rose like the sun” (NCV, TEV).

[33:2]  ⁵ tc Heb “to him.” The LXX reads “to us” (לָנוּ [lanu] for לָמוֹ [lamo]), the reading of the MT is acceptable since it no doubt has in mind Israel as a collective singular.

[33:2]  ⁶ tn Or “he shone forth” (NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

[33:2]  ⁷ tc With slight alteration (מִמְרִבַת קָדֵשׁ [mimrivat qadesh] for the MT’s מֵרִבְבֹת קֹדֶשׁ [merivvot qodesh]) the translation would be “from Meribah Kadesh” (cf. NAB, NLT; see Deut 32:51). However, the language of holy war in the immediate context favors the reading of the MT, which views the Lord as accompanied by angelic hosts.

[33:2]  ⁸ tc The mispointed Hebrew term אֵשְׁדָּת (’eshdat) should perhaps be construed as אֵשְׁהַת (’eshhat) with Smr.

[25:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “men.”

[25:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the judges) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[25:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “declare to be just”; KJV, NASB “justify the righteous”; NAB, NIV “acquitting the innocent.”

[25:1]  ¹² tn Heb “declare to be evil”; NIV “condemning the guilty (+ party NAB).”