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Deuteronomy 2:4
4And command the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the border of your brethren the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you; and ye shall be very guarded:
Deuteronomy 2:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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:
- New International Version (NIV)Give the people these orders: ‘You are about to pass through the territory of your relatives the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, but be very careful.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and command the people, "You are about to pass through the territory of your brothers, the people of Esau, who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. So be very careful.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And command the people, saying, “You are about to pass through the territory of your brethren, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. Therefore watch yourselves carefully.
Context of Deuteronomy 2:4
2And Jehovah spoke to me, saying, 3Ye have gone round this mountain long enough: turn you northward. And command the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the border of your brethren the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you; and ye shall be very guarded: 5attack them not; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot-breadth; for I have given mount Seir as a possession unto Esau. 6Ye shall buy of them food for money, that ye may eat; and water shall ye also buy of them for money, that ye may drink;
Read all of Deuteronomy 2Deuteronomy 2:4 word by word
וְאֶת־הָעָם֮ צַ֣ו לֵאמֹר֒ אַתֶּ֣ם עֹֽבְרִ֗ים בִּגְבוּל֙ אֲחֵיכֶ֣ם בְּנֵי־עֵשָׂ֔ו הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים בְּשֵׂעִ֑יר וְיִֽירְא֣וּ מִכֶּ֔ם וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
- commandצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- passעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
- Esauעֵשָׂו‛êώâv · EsauH6215
- dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- Seirשֵׂעִירώê‛îyr · SeirH8165
- afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fearH3372
- veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
- guardedשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 2:4
- Deuteronomy 23:7Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother. Thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a sojourner in his land.
- Numbers 20:14And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, Thus says thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the trouble that hath befallen us,
- Obadiah 1:10Because of violence against thy brother Jacob, shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
- Exodus 15:15Then the princes of Edom were amazed; The mighty men of Moab, trembling hath seized them; All the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.
- Numbers 22:3And Moab was much afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.
- Numbers 24:14And now behold, I go to my people: come, I will admonish thee what this people will do to thy people at the end of days.
- Matthew 5:16Let your light thus shine before men, so that they may see your upright works, and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.
- Luke 12:15And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for [it is] not because a man is in abundance [that] his life is in his possessions.
- Ephesians 5:15See therefore how ye walk carefully, not as unwise but as wise,
- Philippians 2:15that ye may be harmless and simple, irreproachable children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverted generation; among whom ye appear as lights in [the] world,
- Colossians 4:5Walk in wisdom towards those without, redeeming opportunities.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 2:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Compare the marginal reference. Though the Edomites resisted the passage through the midst of their land, they did not, and probably could not, oppose the “passing through the coast” or along their eastern frontier.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-25Numbers 21:10–20 covers the same time period.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir ... shall be afraid of you--The same people who had haughtily repelled the approach of the Israelites from the western frontier were alarmed now that they had come round upon the weak side of their country.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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