Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you Northward.

And warn thou the people, saying, Ye shall go through the [a]coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir, and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed therefore.

Ye shall not provoke them: for I will not give you of their land so much as a foot breadth, (A)because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 2:4 This was the second time: for before they had caused the Israelites to return, Num. 20:21.

“You have made your way around this hill country long enough;(A) now turn north. Give the people these orders:(B) ‘You are about to pass through the territory of your relatives the descendants of Esau,(C) who live in Seir.(D) They will be afraid(E) of you, but be very careful. Do not provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, not even enough to put your foot on. I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his own.(F)

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