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|VerseRange=V. 40
|Diagram=V-40-None
|Text='''v. 40''' – The name יְשִׁימוֹן, belonging to a location (see 1 Sam 23:19, 24; 26:1, 3), was also used as a generic appellation of desert places (cf. Num 21:20; 23:28; Deut 32:10; Ps 68:8; 107:4).<ref>In both Num 21:20 and 23:28, the noun has the article (הַיְשִׁימֹן), confirming the general appellation of desert place (see, however, the REB's "overlooking Jeshimon").</ref> See especially Ps 106:14 for thematic parallels.
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