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Give this message to the Israelites: “You will soon go through the country that belongs to Esau's descendants. They have the same ancestors that you have. They live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so be very careful.[a] Do not attack them at all. I will not give any of their land to you, not even enough ground to put your foot on. I have given the hills around Mount Seir to Esau, for his descendants to live there. When you eat their food and you drink their water, you must pay them for it.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:4 Esau was the brother of Jacob. We can read about the birth of Jacob and Esau in Genesis 25:19-27. The Israelites were the descendants of Jacob. So they should not fight against the descendants of Esau.