Deuteronomy 2:5 — Bible Verse (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.”
Deuteronomy 2:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 2:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 2:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Don’t contend with them; for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau for a possession.”
Deuteronomy 2:5 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 2:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Deuteronomy 2:5 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 2:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“ye do not strive with them, for I do not give to you of their land even the treading of the sole of a foot; for a possession to Esau I have given mount Seir.”
Deuteronomy 2:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 2:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“attack them not; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot-breadth; for I have given mount Seir as a possession unto Esau.”
Deuteronomy 2:5 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 2:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Ye shall not prouoke them: for I wil not giue you of their land so much as a foot breadth, because I haue giuen mount Seir vnto Esau for a possession.”
Deuteronomy 2:5 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 2:5 in Context — Deuteronomy 2
3 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
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:
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 unto Esau for a possession.
6 Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.
7 For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
What Does Deuteronomy 2:5 Mean?
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