Deuteronomy 2:8

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.

7 For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.

And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

9 And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.

10 The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;

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
So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of the Wilderness of Moab.
KJV
And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
WEB
So we passed by from our brothers, the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion Geber. We turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
ASV
So we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
DARBY
And we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, who dwelt in Seir, by the plain, by Elath, and by Ezion-geber, and we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
BLB
And we passed beyond our brothers, the sons of Esau, who dwell in Seir, by the way of the plain, by Elath and Ezion-geber, and we turned and passed by the way of the Wilderness of Moab.
ÅB
Så dro vi videre, bort fra våre brødre Esaus barn, som bor i Se'ir; vi tok av fra veien som går fra Elat og Esjon-Geber gjennom ødemarken, og vendte oss til en annen kant og dro fram på veien til Moabs ørken.
OTB
Så gikk vi forbi våre brødre, etterkommerne av Esau, som bor i Se'ir, bort fra Arabah-veien, bort fra Elat og Esjon-Geber, og vi vendte og reiste langs ørkenveien til Moab.
B1930
Så drog vi videre, bort fra våre brødre Esaus barn, som bor i Se'ir; vi tok av fra veien som går fra Elat og Esjon-Geber gjennem ødemarken, og vendte oss til en annen kant og drog frem på veien til Moabs ørken.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Kings 9:26

    And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.

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  • Judges 11:18

    Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

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  • 2 Kings 16:6

    At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.

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  • 2 Kings 14:22

    He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

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  • Numbers 20:20–21

    And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

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  • Numbers 33:35

    And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Ezion-gaber.

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  • Deuteronomy 1:1

    These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

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