^{1 Ref} 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.

² And Jehovah spake unto me, saying,

^{3 Ref} Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.

^{4 Ref} And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the border of your brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore;

^{5 Ref} contend not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.

^{6 Ref} Ye shall purchase food of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.

^{7 Ref} For Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee in all the work of thy hand; he hath known thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years Jehovah thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.

^{8 Ref} So we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.