Deuteronomy 2:1 “Then we turned back and headed for the wilderness by way of the Red Se…”

Deuteronomy 2:1

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

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea, as the LORD spoke to me; and we encircled Mount Seir many days.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then we turned, and tooke our iourney into the wildernes, by the way of the red Sea, as the Lord spake vnto me: and we compassed mount Seir a long time.

Darby Translation

And we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as Jehovah had said unto me; and we went round mount Seir many days.

Young's Literal Translation

'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.

Bible in Basic English

Then we went back, journeying into the waste land by the way to the Red Sea, as the Lord had said to me: and we were a long time going round Mount Seir.

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Cross references

“we turned”

Deuteronomy 1:40 Numbers 14:25

Deuteronomy 1:40 · BSB

But you are to turn back and head for the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea. ”

Numbers 14:25 · BSB

Now 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. ”

“we compassed”

Numbers 21:4 Deuteronomy 1:2 Judges 11:18

Numbers 21:4 · BSB

Then 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

Deuteronomy 1:2 · BSB

It is an eleven-day journey from Horeb to Kadesh-barnea by way of Mount Seir.

Judges 11:18 · BSB

Then 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,…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2At this time the LORD said to me,

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