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Deuteronomy 2

Deuteronomy 2:12

Wanderings in the Wilderness · Deuteronomy 2:1–23
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Translations

Modern
The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession.)
Traditional
The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the Lord gave unto them.
Literal
And in Seir the Horites dwelt formerly; and the sons of Esau dispossessed them and destroyed them from before their faces and dwelt in their place, as Israel did to the land of their possession, which YHWH gave to them.)
Latin
In Seir autem prius habitaverunt Horrhæi: quibus expulsis atque deletis, habitaverunt filii Esau, sicut fecit Israël in terra possessionis suæ, quam dedit illi Dominus.

Original

Hebrew
English
The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession.)

Notes

Deuteronomy 2:12

just as Israel drove out: The Hebrew does not include the phrase the people of Canaan. This passage is often cited as a later addition to Deuteronomy because it seems to presuppose the conquest under Joshua. However, it refers in part to the defeat of peoples east of the Jordan, such as the Amorites under King Sihon and King Og (3:12–17).

Deuteronomy 2:2–25

Numbers 21:10–20 covers the same time period.

Deuteronomy 1:6–4:40

Secular treaties (formal agreements between nations) often included a section about the past relationship between the two partners. This section reviewed what had happened before the agreement.

In this case, the purpose was to review Israel’s successes and failures since the exodus from Egypt. It reminded the people that God had kept his word, even when they did not obey him.

To prepare the Israelites for life in Canaan, Moses reminded them about life in Egypt, their 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, and their past mistakes. He warned them to obey God's covenant. He assured them that God's grace would follow them as they learned to trust and obey the Lord.

Theme notes and profiles

Esau

People

Esau: Isaac's firstborn son; sold birthright to Jacob; became Edom Hori: A Horite people group Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Places

Seir: Region inhabited by Edomites, descendants of Esau

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Deuteronomy, Book of Dishan Horites Joshua, Book of Numbers, Book of Nuzi, Nuzi Tablets Rephaim Seir (Place)

Topics

Edomites: Land of Seir: A Range of Hills Southwest of the Dead Sea: Originally Inhabited by Horites Seir: Later Inhabited by the Descendants of Esau After They Destroyed the Horim People