Deuteronomy 2:5

Therfor se ye diligentli, that ye be not moued ayens hem; for Y schal not yyue to you of the land `of hem as myche as the steppe of o foot may trede, for Y yaf the hil of Seir in to the possessioun of Esau.

Wycliffe (portions)

In The King James Version

Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a footbreadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

In Context

4And comaunde thou to the puple, and seie, Ye schulen passe bi the termes + 2:4 bi the termes, that is, nyy the termes. of youre britheren, the sones of Esau, that dwellen in Seir, and thei schulen drede you.

6Ye schulden bie of hem metis for money, and ye schulen ete; ye schulden drawe, and drynke watir bouyt.

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Cross References

Genesis 36:8And Esau dwellide in the hil of Seir; he is Edom.

Deuteronomy 32:8Whanne the hiyeste departide folkis, whanne he departide the sones of Adam, he ordeynede the termes of puplis bi the noumbre of the sones of Israel. + 32:8 of the sones of Israel, the translacioun of lxx. hath, of the sones of God.

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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