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Deuteronomy 2:4

World English Bible

Command the people, saying, ‘You are to pass through the border of your brothers, the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. Therefore be careful.

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Deuteronomy 2:4 in other translations

And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the border of your brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. Take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore;

Deuteronomy 2:4 · American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 2:4 in context

  1. 2Yahweh spoke to me, saying,
  2. 3“You have encircled this mountain long enough. Turn northward.
  3. 4Command the people, saying, ‘You are to pass through the border of your brothers, the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. Therefore be careful.
  4. 5Don’t contend with them; for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau for a possession.
  5. 6You shall purchase food from them for money, that you may eat. You shall also buy water from them for money, that you may drink.’ ”