KJV 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:
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Deuteronomy 2:4
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful.
WEB 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: take good heed to yourselves therefore;
ASV American Standard Version
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;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And the people command thou, saying, Ye are passing over into the border of your brethren, sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir, and they are afraid of you; and ye have been very watchful,
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:
5 Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau [for] a possession.
6 Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
7 For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God [hath been] with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
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וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָעָם֮H5971 · ampeopleצַ֣וH6680 · tsa.vahto commandלֵאמֹר֒H559 · a.marto sayאַתֶּ֣םH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)עֹֽבְרִ֗יםH5674 · a.varto passבִּגְבוּל֙H1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryאֲחֵיכֶ֣םH251 · achbrother: male-siblingבְּנֵי־H1121 · benson: childעֵשָׂ֔וH6215 · e.savEsauהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםH3427 · ya.shavto dwellבְּשֵׂעִ֑ירH8165 · se.irSeirוְיִֽירְא֣וּH3372 · ya.reto fearמִכֶּ֔םH9036 · khemyouוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םH8104 · sha.marto keep: obeyמְאֹֽד׃H3966 · me.odmuch
Cross-references
Numbers 20:14-21And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:Exodus 15:15Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.Deuteronomy 23:7Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he [is] thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.Ephesians 5:15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,Luke 12:15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.Colossians 4:5Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.Philippians 2:15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;Numbers 22:3-4And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they [were] many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.Matthew 5:16Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.Obadiah 1:10-13For [thy] violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.Numbers 24:14-18And now, behold, I go unto my people: come [therefore, and] I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days.
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