Deuteronomy 2:2

2 Then the Lord said to me,

Deuteronomy 2:2 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 2:2

And the Lord spake unto me
While about Mount Seir:

saying;
as follows.

Deuteronomy 2:2 In-Context

1 “Then we turned and journeyed into the wilderness in the direction of the Red Sea, as the Lord told me. And for many days we traveled around Mount Seir.

2 Then the Lord said to me,

3 ‘You have been traveling around this mountain country long enough. Turn northward

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

5 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.