Deuteronomy 2:8
in Deuteronomy 2So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of the Wilderness of Moab.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
So we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
KJV
And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion–gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 2
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Elath (Akaba) is at the northern extremity of the eastern arm of the Red Sea, and gives to that arm the name of the Elanitic Gulf. The name means “trees;” and is still justified by the grove of palm-trees at Akaba.
This site's exposition
traveled along the road of the Wilderness of Moab
on Deuteronomy 2:8-9
Moab is spared on the same ground as Edom, the grant running to "the descendants of Lot", back to Genesis 19:36-37. Chapter 23:3 will shut the Moabite out of "the assembly of the LORD" without touching his land.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), calls them, " our brethren, the children of Esau. " Though they had been unkind to Israel, in refusing them a peaceable passage through their country, yet he calls them brethren. For, though our relations fail in their duty to us, we must retain a sense of the relation, and not be wanting in our duty to them, as there is occasion.
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And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Self,.... Along their coasts, by the borders of their country: through the way of the plain; the wilderness of Zin, where Kadesh was: from Elath and Eziongeber; the two ports on the shore of the Red sea in the land of Edom; it was from the latter they came to Kadesh; see Num 33:
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֞ר | vanaavor | and we passed away | H5674 → | 556 times |
| מֵאֵ֧ת | meet | from with | H854 → | 929 times |
| אַחֵ֣ינוּ | ʾacheinu | relatives our | H251 → | 630 times |
| בְנֵי־ | venei- | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עֵשָׂ֗ו | ʾesav | Esau | H6215 → | 97 times |
| הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ | haiyoshevim | who were dwelling | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּשֵׂעִ֔יר | beseir | in Seir | H8165 → | 39 times |
| מִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ | miderekh | from [the] way of | H1870 → | 707 times |
| הָֽעֲרָבָ֔ה | haaravah | the desert plain | H6160 → | 61 times |
| מֵאֵילַ֖ת | meeilat | from Elath | H359 → | |
| וּמֵעֶצְיֹ֣ן | umeetzyon | and from Ezion | H6100 → | |
| גָּ֑בֶר ס | gaver | Geber | H6100 → | |
| וַנֵּ֙פֶן֙ | vanefen | and we turned | H6437 → | 135 times |
| וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֔ר | vanaavor | and we passed along | H5674 → | 556 times |
| דֶּ֖רֶךְ | derekh | [the] way of | H1870 → | 707 times |
| מִדְבַּ֥ר | midbar | [the] wilderness of | H4057 → | 270 times |
| מוֹאָֽב׃ | moav | Moab | H4124 → | 181 times |
וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֞רand we passed away
vanaavorH5674 →556 times
מֵאֵ֧תfrom with
meetH854 →929 times
אַחֵ֣ינוּrelatives our
ʾacheinuH251 →630 times
בְנֵי־[the] descendants of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
עֵשָׂ֗וEsau
ʾesavH6215 →97 times
הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙who were dwelling
haiyoshevimH3427 →1079 times
בְּשֵׂעִ֔ירin Seir
beseirH8165 →39 times
מִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙from [the] way of
miderekhH1870 →707 times
הָֽעֲרָבָ֔הthe desert plain
haaravahH6160 →61 times
מֵאֵילַ֖תfrom Elath
meeilatH359 →
וּמֵעֶצְיֹ֣ןand from Ezion
umeetzyonH6100 →
גָּ֑בֶר סGeber
gaverH6100 →
וַנֵּ֙פֶן֙and we turned
vanefenH6437 →135 times
וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֔רand we passed along
vanaavorH5674 →556 times
דֶּ֖רֶךְ[the] way of
derekhH1870 →707 times
מִדְבַּ֥ר[the] wilderness of
midbarH4057 →270 times
מוֹאָֽב׃Moab
moavH4124 →181 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Kings 14:22Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 9:26
King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 16:6
At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.
- 1 Kings 9:26
Through
1 Kings 9:26King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 22:48
Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Numbers 33:35
They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion-geber.
- 1 Kings 22:48
Through
2 Kings 16:6At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 14:22
Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 26:2
Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 14:22
Through
Judges 11:18Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon.…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 2:1–8
Then we turned back and headed for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea, as the LORD had instructed me, and for many days we wandered around Mount Seir.
- Numbers 21:4–13
Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey
- Deuteronomy 2:1–8
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.