Deuteronomy 2:4
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New American Standard Bible

and command the people, saying, “You will pass through the territory of your brothers the sons of Esau who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. So be very careful;

King James Version

And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:

Holman Bible

Command the people: You are about to travel through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful.

International Standard Version

and command this people, "You are about to pass through the territory of your relatives, the descendants of Esau who live around Seir. They will be afraid of you so be very careful.

A Conservative Version

And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the border of your brothers the sons of Esau, who dwell in Seir, and they will be afraid of you. Take ye good heed to yourselves therefore.

American Standard Version

And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the border of your brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore;

Amplified

and command the people, saying, “You are passing through the territory of your brothers the sons of Esau (the Edomites), who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. So be very careful;

Bible in Basic English

And give the people orders, saying, You are about to go through the land of your brothers, the children of Esau, who are living in Seir; and they will have fear of you; so take care what you do:

Darby Translation

And command the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the border of your brethren the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you; and ye shall be very guarded:

Julia Smith Translation

And command the people, saying, Ye are passing over through the bound of your brethren the sons of Esau, dwelling in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: and ye shall watch greatly.

King James 2000

And command the people, saying, You are to pass through the territory of your brethren the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take you good heed unto yourselves therefore:

Lexham Expanded Bible

and instruct the people, {saying}, "You [are] about to cross [through] the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who are living in Seir; they will be afraid of you, and [so] be very careful.

Modern King James verseion

And command the people saying, You are to pass through the border of your brothers, the sons of Esau, who dwell in Seir. And they shall be afraid of you. Therefore be careful.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And warn the people, saying: Ye shall go through the coasts of your brethren the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and they shall be afraid of you: But take good heed unto yourselves

NET Bible

Instruct these people as follows: 'You are about to cross the border of your relatives the descendants of Esau, who inhabit Seir. They will be afraid of you, so watch yourselves carefully.

New Heart English Bible

Command the people, saying, 'You are to pass through the border of your brothers the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you: take good heed to yourselves therefore;

The Emphasized Bible

And, the people, command thou saying, Ye are about to pass through the boundary of your brethren the sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir, - and should they he afraid of you, take ye good heed to yourselves:

Webster

And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the border of your brethren the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you: therefore take ye good heed to yourselves:

World English Bible

Command the people, saying, 'You are to pass through the border of your brothers the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you: take good heed to yourselves therefore;

Youngs Literal Translation

'And the people command thou, saying, Ye are passing over into the border of your brethren, sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir, and they are afraid of you; and ye have been very watchful,

Themes

journey of israel through the Desert » To kadesh in the wilderness of zin » Orders given respecting edom

Edomites » Land of

Edomites » Protected by divine command from desolation by the israelites

Edomites, the » Israel forbidden to spoil

Edomites, the » Dwelt in mount seir

Edomites, the » Were called » Children of esau

Seir » A range of hills southwest of the dead sea » Later inhabited by the descendants of esau after they destroyed the horim people

Topics

Fearing Other People

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And command
H6680
צוה 
Tsavah 
command, charge, commandment, appoint, bade, order, commander,
Usage: 494

thou the people
H5971
עם 
`am 
people, nation, people , folk, Ammi, men, each
Usage: 1867

saying
H559

said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .
Usage: 0

Ye are to pass
H5674
עבר 
`abar 
over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,
Usage: 557

through the coast
H1366
גּבל גּבוּל 
G@buwl 
border, coast, bound, landmark, space, limit, quarters, non translated variant
Usage: 240

of your brethren
H251
אח 
'ach 
brethren, brother, another, brotherly, kindred, like, another, other
Usage: 629

the children
H1121

son, children, old, first, man, young, young , child, stranger, people,
Usage: 0

of Esau
H6215
עשׂו 
`Esav 
Esau
Usage: 97

which dwell
H3427
ישׁב 
Yashab 
dwell, inhabitant, sit, abide, inhabit, down, remain, in, tarry, set, continue, place, still, taken,
Usage: 1081

in Seir
H8165
שׂעיר 
Se`iyr 
Seir
Usage: 39

and they shall be afraid
H3372
ירא 
Yare' 
fear, afraid, terrible, terrible thing, dreadful, reverence, fearful, terrible acts,
Usage: 334

of you take ye good
H3966
מאד 
M@`od 
very, greatly, sore, exceeding, great, exceedingly, much, exceeding + , exceedingly + , diligently, good, might, mightily,
Usage: 300

heed
H8104
שׁמר 
Shamar 
keep, observe, heed, keeper, preserve, beware, mark, watchman, wait, watch, regard, save,
Usage: 468

References

American

IDUMEA

Easton

Seir

Fausets

Pentateuch

Edom

Hastings

Esau

Morish

Seir, Mount

Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 2:4

Verse Info

Context Readings

Historical Prologue

3 ‘You have circled this mountain long enough. Now turn north, 4 and command the people, saying, “You will pass through the territory of your brothers the sons of Esau who live in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. So be very careful; 5 do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, even as little as a footstep because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.


Other Readings

Be Careful

Edomites

Esau

Seir

Cross References

Numbers 20:14-21

From Kadesh Moses then sent messengers to the king of Edom: “Thus your brother Israel has said, ‘You know all the hardship that has befallen us;

Exodus 15:15

“Then the chiefs of Edom were dismayed;
The leaders of Moab, trembling grips them;
All the inhabitants of Canaan have melted away.

Deuteronomy 23:7

“You shall not detest an Edomite, for he is your brother; you shall not detest an Egyptian, because you were an alien in his land.

Numbers 22:3-4

So Moab was in great fear because of the people, for they were numerous; and Moab was in dread of the sons of Israel.

Numbers 24:14-18

And now, behold, I am going to my people; come, and I will advise you what this people will do to your people in the days to come.”

Obadiah 1:10-13

“Because of violence to your brother Jacob,
You will be covered with shame,
And you will be cut off forever.

Matthew 5:16

Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Luke 12:15

Then He said to them, “Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions.”

Ephesians 5:15

Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise,

Philippians 2:15

so that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world,

Colossians 4:5

Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.

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