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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Gill's Exposition
Contend not with them in battle, nor provoke them to it:
for I will not give you of their land, no not so much as a foot breadth; or as the sole of a man's foot can tread on, signifying that they…
Barnes' Notes
I have given mount Seir to Esau - Though the descendants of Esau were conquered by David 2Sa 8:14, yet they were not dispossessed of their land, and in the reign of Jehoshaphat they regained their…
Here is, I. A short account of the long stay of Israel in the wilderness: We compassed Mount Seir many days, Deu 2:1. Nearly thirty-eight years they wandered in the deserts of Seir; probably in some…
Cambridge Bible
contend not with them In its causative form the Heb. verb means to stir up, e.g. strife, Pro 15:18, etc.; here the reflex. form is to excite oneselfagainst another, to quarrelwith them. In the Pent.…
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