Deuteronomy 2:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 2:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעָם֮
ʻam
H5971
people
צַ֣ו
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
לֵאמֹר֒
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַתֶּ֣ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
עֹֽבְרִ֗ים
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
בִּגְבוּל֙
gᵉbûwl
H1366
border
אֲחֵיכֶ֣ם
ʼâch
H251
brother
בְּנֵי
bên
H1121
son
עֵשָׂ֔ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בְּשֵׂעִ֑יר
Sêʻîyr
H8165
Seir
וְיִֽירְא֣וּ
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
מִכֶּ֔ם
min
H4480
from
וְנִשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖ם
shâmar
H8104
to keep
מְאֹֽד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
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World English Bible Public Domain
Command you the people, saying, You are to pass through the border of your brothers the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you: take good heed to yourselves therefore;
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King James Version Public Domain
And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And command the people, saying, “You will be crossing the border of your brothers, the sons of Esau, who live in Seir. And they will be afraid of you. And you shall be exceedingly on guard.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).