Deuteronomy 2:4
2 And the LORD spake unto me, saying,
3 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
5 Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
6 Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
- WEB
- Command the people, saying, ‘You are to pass through the border of your brothers, the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. Therefore be careful.
- ASV
- And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the border of your brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore;
- DARBY
- And command the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the border of your brethren the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you; and ye shall be very guarded:
- BLB
- And command the people, saying, ‘You⁺ are passing over into the border of your⁺ brothers, the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, and they will be afraid of you⁺. And you⁺ shall be on guard exceedingly.
- ÅB
- Og befal folket og si: Dere drar nå fram gjennom det land som tilhører deres brødre Esaus barn, som bor i Se'ir; og de blir redde for dere, men dere skal ta dere vel i akt,
- OTB
- Gi folket befaling og si: 'Dere er i ferd med å passere gjennom området til deres brødre, etterkommerne av Esau, som bor i Se'ir. De vil være redde for dere, så vær svært forsiktige.
- B1930
- Og byd folket og si: I drar nu frem gjennem det land som tilhører eders brødre Esaus barn, som bor i Se'ir; og de blir redde for eder, men I skal ta eder vel i akt,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 20:14–21
And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:
Read in contextDeuteronomy 23:7
Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.
Read in contextExodus 15:15
Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.
Read in contextEphesians 5:15
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Read in contextLuke 12:15
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:15
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
Read in contextColossians 4:5
Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
Read in contextNumbers 22:3–4
And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
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