Deuteronomy 2:6

Pay them with money for the food you eat and the water you drink.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

5Don't fight them, for I'm not going to give you any of their land, not even the size of a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau and it belongs to him.

7Remember that the Lord your God has blessed you in everything you've done. He has looked after you during your journey through this large desert. The Lord your God has been with you for these forty years, and you haven't lacked anything.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 2:28Sell us food to eat and water to drink for money. Just let us pass through on foot,

Romans 12:17Don't pay back anyone evil for evil. Make sure you show everybody that what you're doing is good,

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 2:2-8

The Seed of Esau and Lot Spared. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days. 2 And the Lord spake unto me, saying, 3 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward. 4 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… Read the whole commentary →

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