Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
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Verse 5 is found in chapter 2 of Deuteronomy. Moses recalls the long journey through the territories of Edom, Moab, and Ammon. Israel is instructed not to attack these peoples because God has assigned them their own lands. The account distinguishes between the land promised to Israel and other territories that God has also distributed among different peoples. Israel’s conquest, therefore, is not presented as authorization to occupy every territory indiscriminately.
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daß ihr sie nicht bekrieget; denn ich werde euch ihres Landes nicht einen Fußbreit geben; denn das Gebirge Seir habe ich den Kindern Esau zu besitzen gegeben.
No os metáis con ellos; que no os daré de su tierra ni aun la holladura de la planta de un pie; porque yo he dado por heredad a Esaú el monte de Seir.
Ne les attaquez pas; car je ne vous donnerai dans leur pays pas même de quoi poser la plante du pied: j'ai donné la montagne de Séir en propriété à Esaü.
Non movete lor guerra; perciocchè io non vi darò nulla del lor paese, non pure un piè di terra; perciocchè io ho dato il monte di Seir per eredità a Esaù.
Não vos envolvais com eles, porque não vos darei da sua terra nem ainda a pisada da planta de um pé; porquanto a Esaú tenho dado o monte Seir por herança.
不可向他們挑戰;他們的地,連腳掌可踏之處,我都不給你們,因我已將 西珥山 賜給 以掃 為業。
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