Deuteronomy 2:1

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“Then we turned back and headed for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea, as the LORD had instructed me, and for many days we wandered around Mount Seir.”

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Read Deuteronomy 2:1 in the flow of Deuteronomy2 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Deuteronomy2 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“Then we turned back and headed for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea, as the LORD had instructed me, and for many days we wandered around Mount Seir.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as Jehovah spake unto me; and we compassed mount Seir many days.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And we turn, and journey into the wilderness, the way of the Red Sea, as Jehovah hath spoken unto me, and we go round the mount of Seir many days.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 2:1 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 14:25Now since the Amalekites and Canaanites are living in the valleys, turn back tomorrow and head for the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea.”
  2. Numbers 21:4Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey
  3. Deuteronomy 1:2It is an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea by way of Mount Seir.
  4. Deuteronomy 1:40But you are to turn back and head for the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea.”
  5. Judges 11:18Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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