Parashas Shelach · Side page (TT silent)
Amalek dwells in the land of the Negev; and the Chitti and the Yevusi and the Emori dwell in the mountain; and the Kenaani dwells by the sea and by the side of the Yarden.
Classic: a map of the nations meant to overwhelm the listeners.
English: Amalek dwells in the land of the Negev… and the Kenaani dwells by the sea and by the side of the Yarden.
Geographic catalog of fear.
TT silent; naming Amalek first (the old enemy of the wilderness) is calculated to freeze the heart of the camp.