Deuteronomy 2:6

Ye shall purchase food of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

5contend not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

7For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the work of thy hand; He hath known thy walking through this great wilderness; these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.'

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 2:28Thou shalt sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink; only let me pass through on my feet;

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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