which the Sidonians call Sirion but the Amorites call Senir—
Parallel translations
- WEB (The Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir.)
- KJV (Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)
- NKJV (the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir),
- NASB (Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir):
- NLT (Mount Hermon is called Sirion by the Sidonians, and the Amorites call it Senir.)
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Quick answer
A parenthetical notes that Hermon was called Sirion by the Sidonians and Senir by the Amorites. It clarifies place names for readers.
Overview
This brief aside records the various names neighboring peoples used for Mount Hermon. Such geographical notes anchor the narrative in real places and aid later readers. They reflect the historical concreteness of Deuteronomy's account.
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- Ps 29:6He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.
- 1 Chr 5:23Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon).
- Song 4:8Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.
- Ps 133:3It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.
- Ezek 27:5They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
- Josh 11:17from Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir, as far as Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon at the foot of Mount Hermon. He captured all their kings and struck them down, putting them to death.
- Deut 4:48–49extending from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley as far as Mount Siyon (that is, Hermon),
- Ps 89:12North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.
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