Deuteronomy 2:4

And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the territory of your brethren the Bnei Esav, which dwell in Se'ir; and they shall be afraid of you; be shomer me'od of yourselves therefore:

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 circled hahar hazeh (this mountain) long enough; turn you northward.

5Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a regel (foot) breadth; because I have given Mt Se'ir unto Esav for a yerushah (possession, inheritance).

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Cross References

Exodus 15:15Then the chief men of Edom shall be amazed; 1 the mighty men of Moav, trembling shall take hold upon them; 1 all the inhabitants of Kena'an shall melt away with weakness. 1

Numbers 20:21Thus Edom refused to give Yisroel passage through his border; wherefore Yisroel turned away from him.

Numbers 24:14And now, hinei, I go back unto my people; come therefore, and I will warn thee what HaAm HaZeh shall do to thy people in the Acharit HaYamim.

Obadiah 1:10For thy chamas against thy brother Ya'akov, 1 bushah (shame) shall cover thee, 1 and thou shalt be cut off l'olam (for ever). 1

Luke 12:15And Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, Take care and be shomer against all chamdanut (covetousness), because the Chayyei HaAdam does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. + 12:15 Job 20:20; 31:24; Ps 62:10

Philippians 2:15That you may be innocent and without michshol of blame, + 2:15 1:10 bnei haElohim TAMIM U'MUM + 2:15 Ex 12:5; Lv 22:20; Isa 53:7-9 (unblemished and unspotted) in the midst of a DOR IKKESH UFETALTOL (warped and crooked generation), + 2:15 Dt 32:5 among whom you shine as the ZOHAR + 2:15 Dan 12:3 in the Olam Hazeh,

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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