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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[a] as an inheritance for Esau. You may purchase[b] food to eat and water to drink from them. All along the way I, the Lord your God,[c] have blessed your every effort.[d] I have[e] been attentive to[f] your travels through this great wilderness. These forty years I have[g] been with you; you have lacked nothing.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 2:5 sn Mount Seir is synonymous with Edom.
  2. Deuteronomy 2:6 tn Heb includes “with silver.”
  3. Deuteronomy 2:7 tn The Hebrew text does not have the first person pronoun; it has been supplied for purposes of English style (the Lord is speaking here).
  4. Deuteronomy 2:7 tn Heb “all the work of your hands.”
  5. Deuteronomy 2:7 tn Heb “he has.” This has been converted to first person in the translation in keeping with English style.
  6. Deuteronomy 2:7 tn Heb “known” (so ASV, NASB); NAB “been concerned about.”
  7. Deuteronomy 2:7 tn Heb “the Lord your God has.” This has been replaced in the translation by the first person pronoun (“I”) in keeping with English style.