And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.
And they journeyed from mount Hor, and encamped in Zalmonah.
And they journey from mount Hor, and encamp in Zalmonah;
And they removed from mount Hor, and encamped in Zalmonah.
Numbers — Israel on the move — and Israel on the ground in rebellion. Two censuses bracket thirty-eight wilderness years; God's faithfulness holds where the people's does not.
Voices2
The stage at Selmona [Zalmonah] follows next. Its meaning is "shadow of the portion." … The shadow of our portion, which gives us shade from all the heat of temptations, is Christ and the Holy Spirit.
Origen of Alexandria· HOMILIES ON NUMBERS 27:12, 253patristic
Zalmonah - Probably in the neighborhood of the land of Edom. As צלם tselem signifies an image, this place probably had its name from the brazen serpent set up by Moses. See Num 21:9 (note), etc. From the same root the word telesm, corruptly called talisman, which signifies a consecrated image, is derived. Stat. 35.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The verses this one reaches1
Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey
The walk5
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Numbers 21:4Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey
leads to
Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.
Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon.…
Why are you discouraging the Israelites from crossing into the land that the LORD has given them?
strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.
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