Deuteronomy 2:5

Deuteronomy 2:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Do 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not contend with them, for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not meddle with them, for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as one footstep, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.

Context of Deuteronomy 2:5

3‘You have been wandering around in this hill country long enough; turn to the north. 4Give these orders to the people: “You will pass through the country belonging to your relatives the Edomites, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. The Edomites will feel threatened, so be careful. Do not bother them, for I have given them all the hill country around Mount Seir as their property, and I will not give you even one square foot of their land. 6If you need food to eat or water to drink, pay them for it. 7For the Lord your God has blessed you in everything you have done. He has watched your every step through this great wilderness. During these forty years, the Lord your God has been with you, and you have lacked nothing.”’

Deuteronomy 2:5 word by word

אַל־תִּתְגָּר֣וּ בָ֔ם כִּ֠י לֹֽא־אֶתֵּ֤ן לָכֶם֙ מֵֽאַרְצָ֔ם עַ֖ד מִדְרַ֣ךְ כַּף־רָ֑גֶל כִּֽי־יְרֻשָּׁ֣ה לְעֵשָׂ֔ו נָתַ֖תִּי אֶת־הַ֥ר שֵׂעִֽיר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Meddleגָּרָהgârâh · to stir upH1624
• not with them; for I will not giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• you of their landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• no, not so much as a footרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• breadthכַּףkaph · palm: soleH3709
• breadthמִדְרָךְmidrâk · treadingH4096
• mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Seirשֵׂעִירώê‛îyr · (Mount) SeirH8165
• unto Esauעֵשָׂו‛êώâv · EsauH6215
• a possessionיְרֻשָּׁהyerûshshâh · possessionH3425

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 2:5

• Acts 7:5“But God gave him no inheritance here, not even one square foot of land. God did promise, however, that eventually the whole land would belong to Abraham and his descendants—even though he had no children yet.
• Deuteronomy 32:8When the Most High assigned lands to the nations, when he divided up the human race, he established the boundaries of the peoples according to the number in his heavenly court.
• Genesis 36:8So Esau (also known as Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.
• Joshua 24:4To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir, while Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.
• 2 Chronicles 20:10“And now see what the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir are doing. You would not let our ancestors invade those nations when Israel left Egypt, so they went around them and did not destroy them.
• Jeremiah 27:5With my great strength and powerful arm I made the earth and all its people and every animal. I can give these things of mine to anyone I choose.
• Daniel 4:25You will be driven from human society, and you will live in the fields with the wild animals. You will eat grass like a cow, and you will be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven periods of time will pass while you live this way, until you learn that the Most High rules over the kingdoms of the world and gives them to anyone he chooses.
• Acts 17:26From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 2:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Meddle not with them - That is, the Edomites. See on Numbers 20:14-21; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5I have given mount Seir to Esau - Though the descendants of Esau were conquered by David 2 Samuel 8:14, yet they were not dispossessed of their land, and in the reign of Jehoshaphat they regained their independence 2 Kings 8:20-22.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5I have given: God's gift of a promised land was not only for Israel. He also gave lands to Edom, Moab, Ammon, and the Caphtorites (2:9; 2:19; 2:22–23). God chose Israel as a special nation (1:31; see also 7:6; 14:2; Exodus 19:5). Yet, he is the God of all nations and has a place and purpose for each one (Deuteronomy 32:8; Acts 17:26). This is true even for those who do not acknowledge his rule (Romans 1:16–23).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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 2:5

• Edomites
• Esau
• Seir

In the dictionaries

• Esau
• Seir
• Seir, sons of Seir, Mount Seir, mountains of Seir, land of Seir
• Contend
• Distress
• Exodus
• Geber
• Deuteronomy
• Edom; Edomites
• Hor, Mount

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