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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Deuteronomy 2:2

At this time the LORD said to me,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Red Sea;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ar;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Edom;   Pentateuch;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Seir, Mount;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Seir;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Esau and Jacob;   Peculiarities of the Law of Moses;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Debarim Rabbah;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD spoke to me, saying,
King James Version
And the Lord spake unto me, saying,
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh spoke to me, saying,
English Standard Version
Then the Lord said to me,
New Century Version
Then the Lord said to me,
New English Translation
At this point the Lord said to me,
Amplified Bible
"And the LORD spoke to me, saying,
New American Standard Bible
"And the LORD spoke to me, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the Lord spake vnto me, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
And Yahweh spoke to me, saying,
Contemporary English Version
until the Lord said: Moses,
Complete Jewish Bible
(v) Finally Adonai said to me,
Darby Translation
And Jehovah spoke to me, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Lord said to me,
George Lamsa Translation
And the LORD spoke to me, saying,
Good News Translation
"Then the Lord told me
Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord then said to me,
Literal Translation
And Jehovah spoke to me, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And ye LORDE saide vnto me:
American Standard Version
And Jehovah spake unto me, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord said to me,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the Lord spake vnto me, saying:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the LORD spoke unto me, saying:
King James Version (1611)
And the Lord spake vnto me, saying,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the Lord said to me,
English Revised Version
And the LORD spake unto me, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the Lord seide to me, It sufficith to you to cumpasse this hil;
Young's Literal Translation
`And Jehovah speaketh unto me, saying,
Update Bible Version
And Yahweh spoke to me, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And the LORD spoke to me, saying,
World English Bible
Yahweh spoke to me, saying,
New King James Version
"And the LORD spoke to me, saying:
New Living Translation
"Then at last the Lord said to me,
New Life Bible
And the Lord said to me,
New Revised Standard
Then the Lord said to me:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Yahweh spake unto me, saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Lord said to me:
Revised Standard Version
Then the LORD said to me,
THE MESSAGE
Then God said, "You've been going around in circles in these hills long enough; go north. Command the people, You're about to cut through the land belonging to your relatives, the People of Esau who settled in Seir. They are terrified of you, but restrain yourselves. Don't try and start a fight. I am not giving you so much as a square inch of their land. I've already given all the hill country of Seir to Esau—he owns it all. Pay them up front for any food or water you get from them."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And the LORD spoke to me, saying,

Contextual Overview

1Then 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 the hill country of Seir. 2At this time the LORD said to me,3"You have been wandering around this hill country long enough; turn to the north 4and command the people: 'You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful. 5Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his possession. 6You are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.'" 7Indeed, the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. The LORD your God has been with you these forty years, and you have lacked nothing.

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Cross-References

Genesis 1:31
And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning-the sixth day.
Genesis 2:8
And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the first river is Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
Exodus 23:12
For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.
Exodus 31:17
It is a sign between Me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, but on the seventh day He rested and was refreshed.'"
Deuteronomy 5:14
but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work-neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your ox or donkey or any of your livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates, so that your manservant and maidservant may rest as you do.
Isaiah 58:13
If you turn your foot from breaking the Sabbath, from doing as you please on My holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight, and the LORD's holy day honorable, if you honor it by not going your own way or seeking your own pleasure or speaking idle words,
John 5:17
But Jesus answered them, "To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working."
Hebrews 4:4
For somewhere He has spoken about the seventh day in this manner: "And on the seventh day God rested from all His works."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Lord spake unto me,.... While about Mount Seir:

saying; as follows.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Deuteronomy 2:1 seems to refer in general terms to the long years of wandering, the details of which were not for Moses’ present purpose. The command of Deuteronomy 2:2-3 relates to their journey from Kadesh to Mount Hor Numbers 20:22; Numbers 33:37, and directs their march around to the southern extremity of Mount Seir, so as to “compass the land of Edom” Judges 11:18; Numbers 21:4, and so northward toward the Arnon, i. e., “by the way of the wilderness of Moab,” Deuteronomy 2:8. This circuitous path was followed because of the refusal of the Edomites to allow the people to pass through their territory.


 
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