Deuteronomy 2:4

And the people command thou, saying, Ye are passing by the border of your brethren the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you; therefore take ye good heed unto yourselves;

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

3Ye have traveled long enough around this mountain; turn yourselves northward.

5Do not contend with them; for I will not give unto you of their land, even so much as a foot's breadth; because unto Esau have I given mount Seir for an inheritance.

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Cross References

Exodus 15:15Then were troubled the dukes of Edom; the mighty men of Moab, trembling seizeth them; faint-hearted become all the inhabitants of Canaan. l

Numbers 20:21And as Edom thus refused to permit Israel to pass through his border, Israel turned away from him.

Numbers 24:14And now, behold, I am going unto my people: come, I will advise thee against what this people will do to thy people in the end of days.

Obadiah 1:10Because of thy violence against thy brother Jacob shall shame cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

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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