Deuteronomy 2:4

And charge the people, saying, Ye are going through the borders of your brethren the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they shall fear you, and dread you greatly.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 compassed this mount long enough; turn therefore toward the north.

5Do not engage in war against them, for I will not give you of their land even enough to set your foot upon, for I have given Mount Seir to the children of Esau as an inheritance.

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Cross References

Exodus 15:15Then the princes of Edom, 1 And the chiefs of the Moabites hastened; 1 Trembling took hold upon them, 1 All the inhabitants of Canaan melted away. 1

Numbers 20:21So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his borders, and Israel turned away from him.

Numbers 24:14And now, behold, I return to my place; come, I will advise thee of what this people shall do to thy people in the last days.

Obadiah 1:10Because of the slaughter and the sin committed against thy brother Jacob, shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off forever.

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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