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I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his own.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Do not bother them, for I have given them all the hill country around Mount Seir as their property, and I will not give you even one square foot of their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not contend with them, for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau <i>for</i> a possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Do not meddle with them, for I will not give you <i>any</i> of their land, no, not so much as one footstep, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau <i>as</i> a possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, <i>not even</i> as much as a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, even <i>as little as</i> a footstep because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, even <i>as little as</i> a footstep because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even <i>as little as</i> a footstep, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Don’t provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a foot of it, because I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Don&#8217t fight with them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even an inch of it, because I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />contend not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />but don't start a war with them. I have given them the hill country of Seir, so I won't give any of it to you, not even enough to set a foot on. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />contend not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on: because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Don't start a fight with them, because I'm not giving you any of their land-not even enough to stand on. I've given Esau's descendants the region of Mount Seir as their property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />but you must not start a war with them, because I am not going to give you so much as a square foot of their land. I have given Edom to Esau's descendants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Don't fight them, because I won't give you any part of their land, not even the size of a footprint. I have given Mount Seir to Esau as their property. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Do not be hostile toward them, because I am not giving you any of their land, not even a footprint, for I have given Mount Seir as an inheritance for Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />do not contend with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on; because I have given Mount Seir to Esau for a possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot-breadth; because I have given mount Seir to Esau for a possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Don’t contend with them; for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau for a possession. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />you do not strive with them, for I do not give [any] of their land to you—even the treading of the sole of a foot; I have given Mount Seir to Esau for a possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> ye do not strive with them, for I do not give to you of their land even the treading of the sole of a foot; for a possession to Esau I have given mount Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall not contend with them, for I will not give to you from their land even to the treading of the sole of the foot, for I gave mount Seir to Esau for a possession.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Take ye then good heed that you stir not against them. For I will not give you of their land so much as the step of one foot can tread upon, because I have given mount Seir to Esau, for a possession. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, take care diligently, lest you be moved against them. For I will not give to you from their land even as much as the step that one foot can tread upon, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />not to come in conflict with them, for I will not give you so much as a foot of their land, since I have already given Esau possession of the highlands of Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />not to engage in battle with them, for I will not give you even so much as a foot’s length of their land, since I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Do not provoke them; for I will not give you a possession of their land, no, not so much as the breadth of a foot to tread on, because I have given mount Seir to Esau for a possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And do not provoke them, because I have not given you an inheritance from their land among your footprints, because I have given the Mountain of Seir as a possession to Esau.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />contend not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Do not engage in war against them, for I will not give you of their land even enough to set your foot upon, for I have given mount Seir to the children of Esau as an inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=461" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/2.htm">Wanderings in the Wilderness</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>and command the people: ‘You will pass 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. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1624.htm" title="1624: tiṯ·gā·rū (V-Hitpael-Imperf-2mp) -- To stir up (strife), engage in strife. A primitive root; properly, to grate, i.e. to anger.">provoke</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ’et·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’ar·ṣām (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">any of their land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">not even</a> <a href="/hebrew/4096.htm" title="4096: miḏ·raḵ (N-msc) -- A treading or stepping place. From darak; a treading, i.e. A place for stepping on.">a footprint,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: kap̄- (N-fsc) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: rā·ḡel (N-fs) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">I have given</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: har (N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">Mount</a> <a href="/hebrew/8165.htm" title="8165: śê·‘îr (N-proper-fs) -- Formed like sa'iyr; rough; Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its aboriginal occupants, also one in Palestine.">Seir</a> <a href="/hebrew/6215.htm" title="6215: lə·‘ê·śāw (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Apparently a form of the passive participle of asah in the original sense of handling; rough; Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterity.">to Esau</a> <a href="/hebrew/3425.htm" title="3425: yə·ruš·šāh (N-fs) -- Possession, inheritance. From yarash; something occupied; a conquest; also a patrimony.">as his possession.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>You are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.’ ”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/36-8.htm">Genesis 36:8</a></span><br />So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/20-14.htm">Numbers 20:14-21</a></span><br />From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us, / how our fathers went down to Egypt, where we lived many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers, / and when we cried out to the LORD, He heard our voice, sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-6.htm">Obadiah 1:6-9</a></span><br />But how Esau will be pillaged, his hidden treasures sought out! / All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it. / In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-4.htm">Joshua 24:4</a></span><br />and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-11.htm">Amos 1:11</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-2.htm">Malachi 1:2-3</a></span><br />“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-13.htm">Romans 9:13</a></span><br />So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/27-39.htm">Genesis 27:39-40</a></span><br />His father Isaac answered him: “Behold, your dwelling place shall be away from the richness of the land, away from the dew of heaven above. / You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Jeremiah 49:7-22</a></span><br />Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed? / Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him. / If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? Were thieves to come in the night, would they not steal only what they wanted? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-21.htm">Lamentations 4:21-22</a></span><br />So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-10.htm">2 Chronicles 20:10</a></span><br />And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt. So Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a></span><br />Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-16.htm">Hebrews 12:16-17</a></span><br />See to it that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his birthright. / For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir to Esau for a possession.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/7-5.htm">Acts 7:5</a></b></br> And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not <i>so much as</i> to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when <i>as yet</i> he had no child.</p><p class="hdg">because</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Deuteronomy 32:8</a></b></br> When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/36-8.htm">Genesis 36:8</a></b></br> Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau <i>is</i> Edom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/24-4.htm">Joshua 24:4</a></b></br> And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/1-42.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/exodus/39-9.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/exodus/21-18.htm">Contend</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-3.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-4.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-3.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-39.htm">Little</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-21.htm">Meddle</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-3.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-39.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-43.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-4.htm">Seir</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-4.htm">Se'ir</a> <a href="/genesis/8-9.htm">Sole</a> <a href="/numbers/4-32.htm">Space</a> <a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Tread</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-18.htm">Treading</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-41.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Breadth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Contend</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-26.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-8.htm">Esau</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-37.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-34.htm">Little</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-19.htm">Meddle</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-8.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Provoke</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-8.htm">Seir</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-8.htm">Se'ir</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Sole</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-14.htm">Space</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-24.htm">Tread</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-4.htm">Treading</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-1.htm">The story is continued, that they were not to meddle with the Edomites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">nor with the Moabites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-16.htm">nor with the Ammonites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">but Sihon the Amorite was subdued by them</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Do not provoke them</b><br />This phrase is a direct command from God to the Israelites, instructing them to avoid conflict with the descendants of Esau, the Edomites. The Hebrew root for "provoke" is "garah," which implies stirring up or inciting. Historically, the Edomites were relatives of the Israelites, descending from Esau, Jacob's brother. This command underscores the importance of respecting God's sovereign decisions regarding the nations and their territories. It serves as a reminder of the broader biblical principle of living peaceably with others, as echoed in <a href="/romans/12-18.htm">Romans 12:18</a>.<p><b>for I will not give you any of their land</b><br />Here, God clearly delineates the boundaries of His promise. The Israelites are reminded that their inheritance is distinct and separate from that of the Edomites. The Hebrew word for "give" is "natan," which conveys the idea of granting or bestowing. This reflects God's sovereign authority over the earth and His right to allocate land according to His divine plan. It also teaches the Israelites contentment and trust in God's provision, knowing that He has a specific inheritance for them.<p><b>no, not even a footstep</b><br />This phrase emphasizes the absolute nature of God's command. The Hebrew term "regel" for "footstep" signifies the smallest measure of land, highlighting that not even the tiniest portion of Edomite territory is to be claimed by Israel. This precision in God's instruction underscores His meticulous care in fulfilling His promises and His respect for the boundaries He has established for each nation.<p><b>because I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his own</b><br />The phrase "I have given" reiterates God's active role in the distribution of land. The Hebrew word "natan" is used again, reinforcing the idea of divine allocation. The "hill country of Seir" refers to the rugged, mountainous region southeast of the Dead Sea, historically inhabited by the Edomites. This allocation to Esau is a fulfillment of God's promise to him, as seen in <a href="/genesis/36-8.htm">Genesis 36:8</a>. It serves as a testament to God's faithfulness in keeping His word across generations. The phrase "as his own" signifies a permanent possession, highlighting the enduring nature of God's covenants and His respect for the promises made to the patriarchs. This passage encourages believers to trust in God's perfect plan and timing, knowing that He is faithful to fulfill His promises to all His people.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">I have given mount Seir unto Esau</span>--It is worthy of notice that the development of Ishmael preceded that of Isaac, and the inheritance of Esau was won earlier than that of Jacob. (Comp. <a href="/genesis/25-16.htm" title="These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.">Genesis 25:16</a> with <a href="/context/genesis/35-23.htm" title="The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:">Genesis 35:23-26</a>, and <a href="/genesis/36-31.htm" title="And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.">Genesis 36:31</a> with <a href="/genesis/37-1.htm" title="And Jacob dwelled in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.">Genesis 37:1</a>.) Isaac and Israel were still strangers and sojourners, while the Ishmaelites were princes, with towns and castles, and the Edomites dukes and kings.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Meddle not with them</span>; literally, <span class="accented">Excite not yourself against them</span>, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. so as to strive in battle with them; comp. the use of the verb in <a href="/jeremiah/50-24.htm">Jeremiah 50:24</a>, "hast striven" (Authorized Version); <a href="/daniel/11-25.htm">Daniel 11:25</a> (where <span class="hebrew">מִלְחָמָה</span>, war, is added), "shall be stirred up to battle" (Authorized Version). Accordingly, they were enjoined to buy from them for money food and water as they required. Two different words in the Hebrew are rendered here by "buy" in the Authorized Version; the former, <span class="hebrew">שָׁבר</span>, a denominative from <span class="hebrew">שֶׁבֶר</span>, grain, properly means to deal in grain, whether as buyer or seller, and so to buy food; the latter, <span class="hebrew">שָׁרָה</span>, means primarily to dig (a well, <span class="accented">e.g.</span>, <a href="/genesis/26-25.htm">Genesis 26:25</a>), and, as used here, probably conveys the idea that the Israelites were to pay for permission to dig wells in the country of the Edomites to supply themselves with water as they passed along; this, however, does not necessarily follow from the use of this word, for it has also the meaning to buy (comp. <a href="/hosea/3-2.htm">Hosea 3:2</a>, and the corresponding Arabic verb, <span class="accented">kara</span>, which in certain conjugations has the meaning to borrow or hire). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">provoke them,</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּתְגָּר֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tiṯ·gā·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1624.htm">Strong's 1624: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stir up (strife), engage in strife</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֠י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">give you</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶתֵּ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(’et·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">any of their land,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽאַרְצָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ar·ṣām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not even</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a footprint,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִדְרַ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(miḏ·raḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4096.htm">Strong's 4096: </a> </span><span class="str2">A treading or stepping place</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have given</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֖תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Esau</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעֵשָׂ֔ו</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ê·śāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6215.htm">Strong's 6215: </a> </span><span class="str2">Esau -- oldest son of Isaac</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the hill country</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(har)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Seir</span><br /><span class="heb">שֵׂעִֽיר׃</span> <span class="translit">(śê·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8165.htm">Strong's 8165: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seir -- a mountain range in Edom, also its inhabitants, also a mountain in Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as his possession.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרֻשָּׁ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ruš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3425.htm">Strong's 3425: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something occupied, a conquest, a patrimony</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Deuteronomy 2:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Deuteronomy 2:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Deuteronomy 2:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Deuteronomy 2:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Deuteronomy 2:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Deuteronomy 2:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Deuteronomy 2:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Deuteronomy 2:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Deuteronomy 2:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">Deuteronomy 2:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/2-5.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 2:5 Don't contend with them (Deut. 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