Bilangan 10:12

10:12 So the Israelites set out ¹  on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud settled in the wilderness of Paran.

Bilangan 12:16

12:16 After that the people moved from Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran.

Bilangan 13:3

13:3 So Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran at the command ²  of the Lord. All of them were leaders ³  of the Israelites.

Bilangan 13:26

The Spies’ Reports

13:26 They came back ⁴  to Moses and Aaron and to the whole community of the Israelites in the wilderness of Paran at Kadesh. ⁵  They reported ⁶  to the whole community and showed the fruit of the land.

Bilangan 13:1

Spies Sent Out

13:1 ⁷ The Lord spoke ⁸  to Moses:

1 Samuel 25:1

The Death of Samuel

25:1 Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned him. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David left and went down to the desert of Paran. ⁹ 

[10:12]  ¹ sn The verb is the same as the noun: “they journeyed on their journeyings.” This underscores the point of their continual traveling.

[13:3]  ² tn Heb “mouth.”

[13:3]  ³ tn Heb “heads.”

[13:26]  ⁴ tn The construction literally has “and they went and they entered,” which may be smoothed out as a verbal hendiadys, the one verb modifying the other.

[13:26]  ⁵ sn Kadesh is Ain Qadeis, about 50 miles (83 km) south of Beer Sheba. It is called Kadesh-barnea in Num 32:8.

[13:26]  ⁶ tn Heb “They brought back word”; the verb is the Hiphil preterite of שׁוּב (shuv).

[13:1]  ⁷ sn Chapter 13 provides the names of the spies sent into the land (vv. 1-16), their instructions (vv. 17-20), their activities (vv. 21-25), and their reports (vv. 26-33). It is a chapter that serves as a good lesson on faith, for some of the spies walked by faith, and some by sight.

[13:1]  ⁸ tn The verse starts with the vav (ו) consecutive on the verb: “and….”

[25:1]  ⁹ tc The LXX reads “Maon” here instead of “Paran,” perhaps because the following account of Nabal is said to be in Maon (v. 2). This reading is followed by a number of English versions (e.g., NAB, NIV, NCV, NLT). The MT, however, reads “Paran,” a location which would parallel this portion of David’s life with that of the nation Israel which also spent time in Paran (Num 10:12). Also, the desert of Paran was on the southern border of Judah’s territory and would be the most isolated location for hiding from Saul.