KJV King James Version
And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
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Deuteronomy 2:8
And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of the Wilderness of Moab.
WEB World English Bible
So we passed by from our brothers the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion Geber. We turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
ASV American Standard Version
So we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion-geber.And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And we pass by from our brethren, sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir, by the way of the plain, by Elath, and by Ezion-Gaber; and we turn, and pass over the way of the wilderness of Moab;
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 2
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.
8 And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
9 And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land [for] a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot [for] a possession.
10 The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims;
11 Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but the Moabites call them Emims.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֞רH5674 · a.varto passמֵאֵ֧תH854 · etwithאַחֵ֣ינוּH251 · achbrother: male-siblingבְנֵי־H1121 · benson: childעֵשָׂ֗וH6215 · e.savEsauהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙H3427 · ya.shavto dwellבְּשֵׂעִ֔ירH8165 · se.irSeirמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙H1870 · de.rekhway: conductהָֽעֲרָבָ֔הH6160 · a.ra.vahArabahמֵאֵילַ֖תH359 · e.latElathוּמֵעֶצְיֹ֣ןH6100 · ets.yon ge.verEzion-geberגָּ֑בֶר סH6100 · ets.yon ge.verEzion-geberוַנֵּ֙פֶן֙H6437 · pa.nahto turnוַֽנַּעֲבֹ֔רH5674 · a.varto passדֶּ֖רֶךְH1870 · de.rekhway: conductמִדְבַּ֥רH4057 · mid.barmouthמוֹאָֽב׃H4124 · mo.avMoab
Cross-references
1 Kings 9:26And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which [is] beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.2 Kings 16:6At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.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.2 Kings 14:22He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.Numbers 33:35And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Eziongaber.Deuteronomy 1:1These [be] the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red [sea], between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.Numbers 20:20-21And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
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