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“You have been going around these highlands long enough. Turn to the north 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.

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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.

“You have made your way around this hill country long enough;(A) now turn north. Give the people these orders:(B) ‘You are about to pass through the territory of your relatives the descendants of Esau,(C) who live in Seir.(D) They will be afraid(E) of you, but be very careful. 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.(F)

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