Deuteronomy 2:17 — Meaning and Application

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“That the LORD spake unto me, saying,”

Deuteronomy 2:17

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For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.

So it came to pass, when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people,

That the LORD spake unto me, saying,

Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:

And {when} thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon {any} possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot {for} a possession.

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Deuteronomy 2:1

"Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days."

Deuteronomy 2:2

"And the LORD spake unto me, saying,"

Deuteronomy 2:3

"Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward."

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:"

Deuteronomy 2:5

"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. {no...: Heb. even to the treading of the sole of the foot}"

Deuteronomy 2:6

"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."

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