Deuteronomio 2:1

1 Poi tornammo indietro e partimmo per il deserto in direzione del mar Rosso, come l’Eterno m’avea detto, e girammo attorno al monte Seir per lungo tempo.

Deuteronomio 2:1 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 2:1

Then we turned
From Kadesh, where they had been many days, and so also their backs on the land of Canaan, on the borders of which they had been:

and took our journey into the wilderness, by the way of the Red sea, as
the Lord spake unto me;
( Deuteronomy 1:40 )

and we compassed Mount Seir many days;
many think by Mount Seir is meant the whole mountainous country of Edom, about which they travelled to and fro in the wilderness that lay near it for the space of thirty eight years, which they suppose are meant by many days; but I rather think they came to this mount towards the close of the thirty eight years, before they came to Kadesh, from whence they sent messengers to Edom, which they went round about for several days,

Deuteronomio 2:1 In-Context

1 Poi tornammo indietro e partimmo per il deserto in direzione del mar Rosso, come l’Eterno m’avea detto, e girammo attorno al monte Seir per lungo tempo.

2 E l’Eterno mi parlò dicendo:

3 "Avete girato abbastanza attorno a questo monte; volgetevi verso settentrione.

4 E da’ quest’ordine al popolo: Voi state per passare i confini de’ figliuoli d’Esaù, vostri fratelli, che dimorano in Seir; ed essi avranno paura di voi; state quindi bene in guardia;

5 non movete lor guerra, poiché del loro paese io non vi darò neppur quanto ne può calcare un piede; giacché ho dato il monte di Seir a Esaù, come sua proprietà.