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Deuteronomy 2:6
6You are to 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)If you need food to eat or water to drink, pay them for it.
Context of Deuteronomy 2:6
4Give 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. 5Do not provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, not even enough to put your foot on. I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his own. You are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.’ ” 7The Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything. 8So we went on past our relatives the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion Geber, and traveled along the desert road 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 2:28Sell us food to eat and water to drink for their price in silver. Only let us pass through on foot—
- Numbers 20:19The Israelites replied: “We will go along the main road, and if we or our livestock drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We only want to pass through on foot—nothing else.”
- Matthew 7:12So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
- Romans 12:17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:7For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with 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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