KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Deuteronomy 2:1
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then we turned back and headed for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea, as the LORD had instructed me, and for many days we wandered around Mount Seir.
WEB World English Bible
Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as Yahweh spoke to me; and we encircled Mount Seir many days.
ASV American Standard Version
Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as Jehovah spake unto me; and we compassed mount Seir many days.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And we turn, and journey into the wilderness, the way of the Red Sea, as Jehovah hath spoken unto me, and we go round the mount of Seir many days.
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 2
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:
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וַנֵּ֜פֶןH6437 · pa.nahto turnוַנִּסַּ֤עH5265 · na.sato set outהַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙H4057 · mid.barmouthדֶּ֣רֶךְH1870 · de.rekhway: conductיַם־H3220 · yamseaס֔וּףH5488 · suphRed (Sea)כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רH834 · a.sherwhichדִּבֶּ֥רH1696 · da.varto speak: speakיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֵלָ֑יH413 · elto(wards)וַנָּ֥סָבH5437 · sa.vavto turn: turnאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַר־H2022 · harmountain: mountשֵׂעִ֖ירH8165 · se.irSeirיָמִ֥יםH3117 · yomdayרַבִּֽים׃ סH7227 · ravmany
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 1:40But [as for] you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.Numbers 21:4And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.Numbers 14:25(Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) To morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.Deuteronomy 1:2([There are] eleven days’ [journey] from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)Judges 11:18Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon [was] the border of Moab.
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