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Genesis 25:18

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25:18His descendants19 settled from Havilah to Shur, which runs next20 to Egypt all the way21 to Asshur.22 They settled23 away from all their relatives.24

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  1. 19 Heb “they”; the referent (Ishmael’s descendants) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 20 Heb “which is by the face of,” or near the border. The territory ran along the border of Egypt.
  3. 21 Heb “as you go.”
  4. 22 The name Asshur refers here to a tribal area in the Sinai.
  5. 23 Heb “he fell.”
  6. 24 Heb “upon the face of all his brothers.” This last expression, obviously alluding to the earlier oracle about Ishmael (Gen 16:12), could mean that the descendants of Ishmael lived in hostility to others or that they lived in a territory that was opposite the lands of their relatives. While there is some ambiguity about the meaning, the line probably does give a hint of the Ishmaelite-Israelite conflicts to come.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

They settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt in the direction of Assyria. He settled over against all his kinsmen.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

His descendants settled in the area from Havilah to Shur, near the eastern border of Egypt, as you go toward Ashur. And they lived in hostility toward all the tribes related to them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And they settled from Havilah to Shur, which is opposite Egypt as you go toward Asshur. He stayed near all his relatives.

NLTNew Living Translation

Ishmael’s descendants occupied the region from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. There they lived in open hostility toward all their relatives.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They settled from Havilah to Shur, which was opposite Egypt, going toward Assyria; he settled opposite all his brothers.

KJV 1900King James Version

And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.