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Deuteronomy 2:2-8

2And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Ye have compassedסֹ֖בsoH5437this mountainהָהָ֣רha.HarH2022long enoughרַב־rav-H7227:turnפְּנ֥וּpe.NuH6437you northwardצָפֹֽנָה׃tza.Fo.nahH6828.

4And commandצַ֣וtzavH6680thou the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Ye areto passעֹֽבְרִ֗ים'oe.RimH5674through the coastבִּגְבוּל֙big.VulH1366of your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215,which dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֑ירbe.se.'IrH8165;and they shall be afraidוְיִֽירְא֣וּve.yi.re.'UH3372of you: take ye goodמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966heedוְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םve.nish.mar.TemH8104unto yourselves therefore:

5Meddleתִּתְגָּר֣וּtit.ga.RuH1624not with them; for I will not giveאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414you of their landמֵֽאַרְצָ֔םme.'ar.TzamH776,no, not so much as a footרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272breadthמִדְרַ֣ךְ כַּף־mid.Rakh kaf-H3709 H4096;because I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414mountהַ֥רharH2022Seirשֵׂעִֽיר׃se.'IrH8165unto Esauלְעֵשָׂ֔וle.'e.SavH6215fora possessionיְרֻשָּׁ֣הye.ru.ShahH3425.

6Ye shall buyתִּשְׁבְּר֧וּtish.be.RuH7666meatאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400of them for moneyבַּכֶּ֖סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701,that ye may eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֑םva.'a.khal.TemH398;and ye shall also buyתִּכְר֧וּtikh.RuH3739waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325of them for moneyבַּכֶּ֖סֶףba.Ke.sefH3701,that ye may drinkוּשְׁתִיתֶֽם׃u.she.ti.TemH8354.

7For Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath blessedבֵּֽרַכְךָ֗be.rakh.KhaH1288thee in all the worksמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of thy handיָדֶ֔ךָya.De.khaH3027:he knowethיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045thy walkingH3212through this greatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֥רha.mid.BarH4057:these fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath beenwith thee; thou hast lackedחָסַ֖רְתָּcha.Sar.taH2637nothingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

8And when we passedוַֽנַּעֲבֹ֞רva.na.'a.VorH5674by from our brethrenאַחֵ֣ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251the childrenבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215,which dweltהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427in Seirבְּשֵׂעִ֔ירbe.se.'IrH8165,through the wayמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870of the plainהָֽעֲרָבָ֔הha.'a.ra.VahH6160from Elathמֵאֵילַ֖תme.'ei.LatH359,and from Ezion–gaberH6100,we turnedוַנֵּ֙פֶן֙va.Ne.fenH6437and passedוַֽנַּעֲבֹ֔רva.na.'a.VorH5674by the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the wildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

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