Deuteronomy 2:2

2 And the LORD spoke to me, saying,

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 took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spoke to me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.

2 And the LORD spoke to me, saying,

3 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.

4 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:

5 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.