Deuteronomy 2 · Verse 29

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.
Deuteronomy 2:29, King James Version

Deuteronomy 2:29 in other translations

BSBjust as the descendants of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for us, until we cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD our God is giving us.”
WEBas the children of Esau who dwell in Seir, and the Moabites who dwell in Ar, did to me, until I pass over the Jordan into the land which the LORD our God gives us.”
ASVas the children of Esau that dwell in Seir, and the Moabites that dwell in Ar, did unto me; until I shall pass over the Jordan into the land which Jehovah our God giveth us.
YLTas the sons of Esau who are dwelling in Seir, and the Moabites who are dwelling in Ar, have done to me--till that I pass over the Jordan, unto the land which Jehovah our God is giving to us.
DARBY— as the children of Esau who dwell in Seir, and the Moabites who dwell in Ar, did to me, — until I shall pass over the Jordan into the land which Jehovah our God giveth us.
BBEAs the children of Esau did for me in Seir and the Moabites in Ar; till I have gone over Jordan into the land which the Lord our God is giving us.
Webster(As the children of Esau who dwell in Seir, and the Moabites who dwell in Ar, did to me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us.

What does Deuteronomy 2:29 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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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 29 As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir - See the note on Num 20:21.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 2:29 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.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
עָֽשׂוּ\־'a.su-they didH6213
לִ֜יlifor me
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121
עֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavEsauH6215
הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.Vimwho dwellH3427
בְּשֵׂעִ֔ירbe.se.'Irin SeirH8165
וְהַמּ֣וֹאָבִ֔יםve.ha.Mo.'a.Vimand the MoabitesH4125
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.Vimwho dwellH3427
בְּעָ֑רbe.'Arin ArH6144
עַ֤ד'aduntilH5704
אֲשֶֽׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
אֶֽעֱבֹר֙'e.'e.VorI will pass overH5674
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
הָאָ֕רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430
נֹתֵ֥ןno.Ten[is] about to giveH5414
לָֽנוּ\׃La.nuto us

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 2:29

  • Deuteronomy 23:3-4

    An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the Lord for ever: Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

  • Judges 11:17-18

    Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh. Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

  • Numbers 20:18

    And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

  • Deuteronomy 2:9

    And the Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.

  • Exodus 20:12

    Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

  • Deuteronomy 4:1

    Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you.

  • Deuteronomy 25:15

    But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

  • Deuteronomy 4:40

    Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, for ever.

  • Deuteronomy 4:21

    Furthermore the Lord was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that good land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance:

  • Deuteronomy 9:6

    Understand therefore, that the Lord thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.

  • Deuteronomy 5:16

    Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

  • Joshua 1:11-15

    Pass through the host, and command the people, saying, Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the Lord your God giveth you to possess it. And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying, Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, The Lord your God hath given you rest, and hath given you this land. Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of valour, and help them; …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
As the children.It appears to have been only the Edomites of Kadesh-barnea, south of Canaan, who denied the Israelites a passage; for those of mount Seir, now called Shera, are here expressly said to have granted it them: and this, in fact, was the very road by which they arrived at Canaan.
23:3,4; Nu 20:18; Jud 11:17,18
into the land.
4:1,21,40; 5:16; 9:6; 25:15; Ex 20:12; Jos 1:11-15

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Context

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 2:30

    But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.

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Deuteronomy 2:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Como lo hicieron conmigo los hijos de Esaú que habitaban en Seir, y los Moabitas que habitaban en Ar; hasta que pase el Jordán á la tierra que nos da Jehová nuestro Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
comme m’ont fait les fils d’Ésaü qui habitent en Séhir, et les Moabites qui habitent à Ar; jusqu’à ce que je passe le Jourdain et que j’entre dans le pays que l’ Éternel, notre Dieu, nous donne.
German
Elberfelder 1871
wie mir die Kinder Esau getan haben, die in Seir wohnen, und die Moabiter, die in Ar wohnen-bis ich über den Jordan in das Land ziehe, das Jehova, unser Gott, uns gibt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
sicut fecerunt filii Esau, qui habitant in Seir, et Moabitæ, qui morantur in Ar: donec veniamus ad Jordanem, et transeamus ad terram, quam Dominus Deus noster daturus est nobis.