Deuteronomy 2:5 BSB

Deuteronomy 2:5

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.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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 for a possession.

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

I have given mount Seir to Esau - Though the descendants of Esau were conquered by David 2Sa 8:14, yet they were not dispossessed of their land, and in the reign of Jehoshaphat they regained their independence 2Ki 8:20-22.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תִּתְגָּר֣וּ	tit.ga.Ru	you engage in strife	H1624 →
בָ֔ם	Vam	with them
כִּ֠י	ki	for	H3588 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
אֶתֵּ֤ן	'e.Ten	I will give	H5414 →
לָכֶם֙	la.Khem	to you
מֵֽאַרְצָ֔ם	me.'ar.Tzam	any of land their	H776 →
עַ֖ד	'ad	up to	H5704 →
מִדְרַ֣ךְ	mid.Rakh	a treading place of	H4096 →
כַּף־	kaf-	[the] sole of	H3709 →
רָ֑גֶל	Ra.gel	a foot	H7272 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
יְרֻשָּׁ֣ה	ye.ru.Shah	a possession	H3425 →
לְעֵשָׂ֔ו	le.'e.Sav	to Esau	H6215 →
נָתַ֖תִּי	na.Ta.ti	I have given	H5414 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַ֥ר	har	[the] hill country of	H2022 →
שֵׂעִֽיר׃	se.'Ir	Seir	H8165 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Daniel 4:25
You will be driven away from mankind, and your dwelling will be with the beasts of the field. You will feed on grass like an ox and be drenched with the dew of heaven,…
leads to
- Jeremiah 27:5
  By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Daniel 4:17
  This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it…
- Psalms 83:18
  May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
- Daniel 2:21
  He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
- Psalms 106:20
  They exchanged their Glory for the image of a grass-eating ox.
Through
Genesis 36:8
So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.
leads to
- Genesis 32:3
  Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Daniel 4:32
You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge…
leads to
- Daniel 5:21
  He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the…
Through
Joshua 24:4
and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
leads to
- Genesis 36:8
  So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.