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Deuteronomy 2:4

And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:

KJV

et populo præcipe, dicens : Transibitis per terminos fratrum vestrorum filiorum Esau, qui habitant in Seir, et timebunt vos.

Vulgate

καὶ τῷ λαῷ ἔντειλαι λέγων Ὑμεῖς παραπορεύεσθε διὰ τῶν ὁρίων τῶν ἀδελφῶν ὑμῶν υἱῶν Ἠσαύ, οἳ κατοικοῦσιν ἐν Σηείρ, καὶ φοβηθήσονται ὑμᾶς καὶ εὐλαβηθήσονται ὑμᾶς σφόδρα.

LXX

And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the border of your brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. Take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore;

ASV

וְ/אֶת הָ/עָם֮ צַ֣ו לֵ/אמֹר֒ אַתֶּ֣ם עֹֽבְרִ֗ים בִּ/גְבוּל֙ אֲחֵי/כֶ֣ם בְּנֵי עֵשָׂ֔ו הַ/יֹּשְׁבִ֖ים בְּ/שֵׂעִ֑יר וְ/יִֽירְא֣וּ מִ/כֶּ֔ם וְ/נִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם מְאֹֽד

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Esau

In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
גְּב֣וּל
gbvl
noun · 239×
ו
v
noun · 629×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מְאֹֽד
m'd
noun · 297×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
עֵשָׂ֔ו
'shv
proper_noun · 97×
עֹבֵ֣ר
'br
verb · 561×
צִוָּ֥ה
tsvh
verb · 489×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×
שֵׂעִ֔יר
sh'yr
proper_noun · 39×
תִּירָ֖א
tyr'
verb · 325×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 20:10 — And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;
  • Amos 1:11 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his a
  • Deut 23:7 — Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.
  • Exod 15:15 — Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.
  • Exod 15:15 — Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.
  • Judg 11:17 — Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moa
  • Num 20:14 — And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: