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Deuteronomy 2:6

Deuteronomy 2:6
Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat; and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

That is, if they would, as Aben Ezra observes; for though they had manna daily, yet if they would they might buy other food when they had an opportunity, as they would now have of Edom; but then they…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Deuteronomy 2:1-7

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Ye shall purchase … ye shall buy Heb. shabar, literally to deal in grain(Gen 41:57, etc.), but also victuals (Gen 42:7), and karah, to buy, only here Hos 3:2 and in Job. JE, Num 20:19: if we drink of…

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