Deuteronomy 2 · Verse 28

Deuteronomy 2:28

Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;
Deuteronomy 2:28, King James Version

Deuteronomy 2:28 in other translations

BSBYou can sell us food to eat and water to drink in exchange for silver. Only let us pass through on foot,
WEBYou shall sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink. Just let me pass through on my feet,
ASVThou shalt sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only let me pass through on my feet;
YLTfood for money thou dost sell me, and I have eaten; and water for money thou dost give to me, and I have drunk; only, let me pass over on my feet, --
DARBYThou shalt sell me food for money that I may eat; and thou shalt give me water for money that I may drink; I will only pass through on my feet,
BBELet me have food, at a price, for my needs, and water for drinking: only let me go through on foot;
WebsterThou shalt sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;

What does Deuteronomy 2:28 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 2:19-37

19-37. when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them--The Ammonites, being kindred to the Moabites, were, from regard to the memory of their common ancestor, to remain undisturbed by the Israelites. The territory of this people had been directly north from that of Moab. It extended as far as the Jabbok, having been taken by them from a number of small Canaanitish…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 2:24-37

God tried his people, by forbidding them to meddle with the rich countries of Moab and Ammon. He gives them possession of the country of the Amorites. If we keep from what God forbids, we shall not lose by our obedience. The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof; and he gives it to whom he pleases; but when there is no express direction, none can plead his grant for such proceedings. Though God assured the…

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Deuteronomy 2:28 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֹ֣כֶל'O.khelfoodH400
בַּכֶּ֤סֶףba.Ke.seffor <the> silverH3701
תַּשְׁבִּרֵ֙נִי֙tash.bi.Re.niyou will sell meH7666
וְאָכַ֔לְתִּיve.'a.Khal.tiand I will eatH398
וּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimand waterH4325
בַּכֶּ֥סֶףba.Ke.seffor <the> silverH3701
תִּתֶּן\־ti.ten-you will giveH5414
לִ֖יlito me
וְשָׁתִ֑יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiand I will drinkH8354
רַ֖קrakonlyH7535
אֶעְבְּרָ֥ה'e'.be.Rahlet me pass throughH5674
בְרַגְלָֽי\׃ve.rag.Laion feet myH7272

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 2:28

  • Numbers 20:19

    And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.

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only I will pass.
Nu 20:19

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 2:27

    Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.

  • Deuteronomy 2:28

    Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;

  • Deuteronomy 2:29

    (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the Lord our God giveth us.

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Deuteronomy 2:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
La comida me venderás por dinero, y comeré: el agua también me darás por dinero, y beberé: solamente pasaré á pie;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Tu me vendras de la nourriture à prix d’argent, afin que je mange; et tu me donneras de l’eau à prix d’argent, afin que je boive; je ne ferai que passer avec mes pieds:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Speise sollst du mir um Geld verkaufen, daß ich esse, und Wasser sollst du mir um Geld geben, daß ich trinke. Nur mit meinen Füßen will ich durchziehen-
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Alimenta pretio vende nobis, ut vescamur: aquam pecunia tribue, et sic bibemus. Tantum est ut nobis concedas transitum,