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Deuteronomy

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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.

Locations

Seir

SEIRse'-ir:(1) (har se'-ir, "Mt. Seir" (Genesis 14:6, etc.), 'erets se`-ir (Genesis 32:3, etc.); to oros See ir, ge See ir): In Genesis 32:3 "the land of Seir" is equated with "the field of Edom." The Mount and the Land of Seir are alternative appellations of the mountainous tract which runs along the eastern side of the Arabah, occupied by the descendants o... View Details

People

Esau

Esau [N] [H] [S] hairy, Rebekah's first-born twin son ( Genesis 25:25 ). The name of Edom, "red", was also given to him from his conduct in connection with the red lentil "pottage" for which he sold his birthright (30,31). The circumstances connected with his birth foreshadowed the enmity which afterwards subsisted between the twin brothers and the nations they founded ( Genesis 25:22  Gene... View Details

Seir

a mountain range in Edom, also its inhab., also a mountain in Judah

Seir

Seir [N] [H] [S] rough; hairy.  A Horite; one of the "dukes" of Edom ( Genesis 36:20-30 ).

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American Standard Version 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.
King James Bible contend Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the a foot to tread on; breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
Hebrew Greek English contend do not with them; provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much even as for the sole of the foot to tread on; little as a footstep because I have given mount Mount Seir unto to Esau for as a possession.
New American Standard Bible 1995 contend do not with them; provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much even as for the sole of the foot to tread on; little as a footstep because I have given mount Mount Seir unto to Esau for as a possession.