God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 2:6
6You must pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.’ ”
Deuteronomy 2:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)You are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.’ ”
- English Standard Version (ESV)You shall purchase food from them with money, that you may eat, and you shall also buy water from them with money, that you may drink.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shall buy food from them with money, that you may eat; and you shall also buy water from them with money, that you may drink.
Context of Deuteronomy 2:6
4Give the people these instructions: ‘You’re going to pass through the territory of your relatives, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They’ll be afraid of you, but be very careful. 5Don’t start a fight with them, because I’m not giving you any of their land—not even enough to stand on. I’ve given Esau’s descendants the region of Mount Seir as their property. You must pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.’ ” 7The Lord your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He has watched over you as you traveled through this vast desert. For 40 years now the Lord your God has been with you, and you haven’t needed a thing. 8So we passed by our relatives, the descendants of Esau, who lived in Seir. We turned off the road that goes through the plains to Elath and Ezion Geber and took the road that goes through the desert of Moab.
Read all of Deuteronomy 2Deuteronomy 2:6 word by word
אֹ֣כֶל תִּשְׁבְּר֧וּ מֵֽאִתָּ֛ם בַּכֶּ֖סֶף וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֑ם וְגַם־מַ֜יִם תִּכְר֧וּ מֵאִתָּ֛ם בַּכֶּ֖סֶף וּשְׁתִיתֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 2:6
- Deuteronomy 2:28We’ll pay you in silver for the food we eat and the water we drink. Please let us go through,
- Numbers 20:19The Israelites replied, “We’ll stay on the main road, and if we or our livestock drink any of your water, we’ll pay for it. We want to pass through on foot. That’s all.”
- Matthew 7:12“Always do for other people everything you want them to do for you. That is ⌞the meaning of⌟ Moses’ Teachings and the Prophets.
- Romans 12:17Don’t pay people back with evil for the evil they do to you. Focus your thoughts on those things that are considered noble.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:7You know what you must do to imitate us. We lived a disciplined life among you.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 2:6
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-25Numbers 21:10–20 covers the same time period.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-75-7. Meddle not with them--that is, "which dwell in Seir" (De 2:4)--for there was another branch of Esau's posterity, namely, the Amalekites, who were to be fought against and destroyed (Ge 36:12; Ex 17:14; De 25:17). But the people of Edom were not to be injured, either in their persons or property. And although the approach of so vast a nomadic horde as the Israelites naturally created apprehension, they were to take no advantage of the prevailing…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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