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and command the people: ‘You are to pass through the territory of your kin, the children of Esau,[a] who dwell in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so be very careful. Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a single foot, for I have given Esau possession of the highlands of Seir. You are to purchase your food with silver, and you will also purchase your drinking water with silver.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 2:4 Esau (Edom) has allowed Israel to pass through and given it a welcome (v. 29; 23:8). A different version of the facts is given in Num 20:18.