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and instruct[a] the people, saying,[b] “You are about to cross through the territory of your brothers, the descendants[c] of Esau, who are living in Seir; they will be afraid of you, and so be very careful. Do not get involved in battle[d] with them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a foot’s breadth[e] of it; since I have given Mount Seir as a possession for Esau. You shall buy food from them so that you may eat; and also you shall purchase water from them with money so that you may drink.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 2:4 Or “command”
  2. Deuteronomy 2:4 Literally “to say”
  3. Deuteronomy 2:4 Or “sons”
  4. Deuteronomy 2:5 Or “provoke”
  5. Deuteronomy 2:5 Literally “a sole’s foot of space”