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Deuteronomy 2:3

1 Then we turned back and headed for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea, as the LORD had instructed me, and for many days we wandered around Mount Seir.

2 At this time the LORD said to me,

“You have been wandering around this hill country long enough; turn to the north

4 and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful.

5 Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“You have been wandering around this hill country long enough; turn to the north
KJV
Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
WEB
“You have encircled this mountain long enough. Turn northward.
ASV
Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
DARBY
Ye have gone round this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
BLB
“You⁺ have been going around this mountain long enough; turn for yourselves northward.
ÅB
Lenge nok har dere draget omkring disse fjell; vend dere nå mot nord!
OTB
"Dere har gått rundt dette fjellandet lenge nok; vend nå mot nord.
B1930
Lenge nok har I draget omkring disse fjell; vend eder nu mot nord!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 1:6

    The LORD our God said to us at Horeb: “You have stayed at this mountain long enough.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:14

    The time we spent traveling from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed over the Brook of Zered was thirty-eight years, until that entire generation of fighting men had perished from the camp, as the LORD had sworn to them.

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