Deuteronomy 2:5
Do not provoke them to conflict, for I will not give you even a footstep of their land, because I have given Mount Seir as a possession to Esau.'
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Do not meddle with them; for I will not give you any of their land, not even a foot's breadth, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
contend{H1624} not with them; for I will not give{H5414} you of their land,{H776} no, not so much as for the sole{H4096} of the foot{H7272} to tread on; because I have given{H5414} mount{H2022} Seir{H8165} unto Esau{H6215} for a possession.{H3425}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Meddle{H1624}{(H8691)} not with them; for I will not give{H5414}{(H8799)} you of their land{H776}, no, not so much as a foot{H7272} breadth{H4096}{H3709}; because I have given{H5414}{(H8804)} mount{H2022} Seir{H8165} unto Esau{H6215} for a possession{H3425}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
ye prouoke the not, for I wil not geue you of their lode, no not so moch as a fote breadeth: because I haue geue mount Seir vnto Esau to possesse.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
that ye prouoke them not: for I wyl not geue you one fote bredth of their londe. For mount Seir haue I geuen to the children of Esau to possesse.
Geneva Bible (1560)
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.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Take ye good heede vnto your selues therfore: Ye shall not prouoke them, for I wyll not geue you of their lande, no not so much as a foote breadth, because I haue geuen mount Seir vnto Esau to possesse.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
don't contend 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 to Esau for a possession.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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.
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.
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Make no attack on them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even space enough for a man's foot: because I have given Mount Seir to Esau for his heritage.
World English Bible (2000)
don't contend 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 to Esau for a possession.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Do not be hostile toward them, because I am not giving you any of their land, not even a footprint, for I have given Mount Seir as an inheritance for Esau.
Referenced Verses
- Josh 24:4 : 4 And to Isaac, I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave the hill country of Seir to Esau to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
- Gen 36:8 : 8 So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. Esau is Edom.
- Deut 32:8 : 8 When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance and divided the human race, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel.
- 2 Chr 20:10-12 : 10 'But now, here are the men from Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whose land you would not let Israel invade when they came from Egypt; so they turned away from them and did not destroy them.' 11 'See how they are repaying us by coming to drive us out of the possession you gave us as an inheritance.' 12 Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.
- Jer 27:5 : 5 By my great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth, the people, and the animals that are on it. I give it to anyone I choose.
- Dan 4:25 : 25 All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.
- Dan 4:32 : 32 All the inhabitants of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand or say to Him, 'What have You done?'
- Acts 7:5 : 5 But God gave him no inheritance here, not even enough ground to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him as a possession and to his descendants after him, even though at that time Abraham had no child.
- Acts 17:26 : 26 From one man, he made every nation of mankind to live on the entire face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
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4 And he commanded the people, saying, ‘You are about to pass through the territory of your relatives, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so be very careful.
- Deut 2:8-92 verses79%
8 So we passed by our relatives, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, and we turned from the road through the Arabah, bypassing Elath and Ezion-geber. Then we moved on and journeyed along the wilderness road of Moab.
9 The LORD said to me, ‘Do not harass Moab or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any part of their land as a possession. I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession.'
- Deut 2:27-293 verses76%
27 'Let me pass through your land. I will travel only on the road and will turn neither to the right nor to the left.
28 You can sell me food for silver so that I may eat, and give me water for silver so that I may drink. Only let me pass through on foot—
29 as the descendants of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for me—until I cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD our God is giving us.'
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19 When you come near the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them to conflict, for I will not give you any land of the Ammonites as a possession because I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.'
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12 The Horites also lived in Seir formerly, but the descendants of Esau dispossessed them. They destroyed them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land the LORD gave them as their possession.
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4 And to Isaac, I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave the hill country of Seir to Esau to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
- Num 20:17-182 verses73%
17 Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through any field or vineyard, nor will we drink water from any well. We will travel along the King's Highway and not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.
18 But Edom answered, "You shall not pass through my land, or I will come out against you with the sword."
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7 I will turn Mount Seir into a desolate waste and cut off from it all who come and go.
- Num 20:20-212 verses71%
20 But Edom insisted, "You may not pass through." And Edom came out against them with a large, strong force.
21 Since Edom refused to let Israel pass through its territory, Israel turned away from them.
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18 Edom will become a possession; Seir, his enemy, will also be a possession. But Israel will grow strong.
- Gen 36:7-82 verses71%
7 Their possessions were too great for them to live together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.
8 So Esau settled in the hill country of Seir. Esau is Edom.
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6 You are to purchase food from them with silver and eat it, and buy water from them with silver and drink it.
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9 But Esau said, 'I already have plenty, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself.'
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22 The LORD did the same for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir when He destroyed the Horites before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.
- Ezek 35:2-32 verses71%
2 Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it.
3 Say to it, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against you and make you a desolate wasteland.'
- Josh 1:3-42 verses70%
3 Every place the sole of your foot will tread upon, I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses.
4 Your territory will stretch from the wilderness and this Lebanon to the great river, the Euphrates River—all the land of the Hittites—and westward to the Great Sea, where the sun sets.
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12 The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give to you, and I will also give it to your descendants after you.
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8 See, I have set the land before you. Go and take possession of the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.
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15 As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel when it became desolate, so will I deal with you. You will become a desolation, Mount Seir, along with all of Edom—all of it. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
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14 Do not move your neighbor's boundary marker, established by the ancestors, in the inheritance you will receive in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess.
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19 People from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau, and people from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.
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3 O my mountain in the field, I will give away your wealth and all your treasures as plunder, along with your high places, because of the sin committed throughout your borders.
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5 It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you are entering to take possession of their land, but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the LORD your God is driving them out before you, and to fulfill the promise the LORD swore to your ancestors—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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10 But I have stripped Esau bare; I have uncovered his hiding places, and he cannot hide. His descendants, brothers, and neighbors are destroyed, and he is no more.
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32 Do not make a covenant with them or with their gods.
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5 But God gave him no inheritance here, not even enough ground to set his foot on. He promised that he would give it to him as a possession and to his descendants after him, even though at that time Abraham had no child.
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15 Esau said, 'Let me leave some of my men with you.' But Jacob replied, 'Why do that? If I have found favor in your eyes, let it be as it is.'
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17 Arise, walk through the land, its length and its breadth, for I will give it to you.
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52 You will see the land from a distance, but you will not enter the land that I am giving to the Israelites.
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6 and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El-Paran, which is near the wilderness.
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25 The LORD has made the Jordan a boundary between us and you—you Reubenites and Gadites! You have no share in the LORD.’ So your descendants might cause ours to stop worshiping the LORD.