²¹ Since Edom refused to let them go through their territory,^(A) Israel turned away from them.^(B)

²⁹ as the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, and the Moabites, who live in Ar, did for us—until we cross the Jordan into the land the Lord our God is giving us.”

⁷ Do not despise an Edomite,^(A) for the Edomites are related to you.^(B) Do not despise an Egyptian, because you resided as foreigners in their country.^(C)

²⁷ “Let us pass through your country. We will stay on the main road; we will not turn aside to the right or to the left.^(A)

⁴ Give the people these orders:^(A) ‘You are about to pass through the territory of your relatives the descendants of Esau,^(B) who live in Seir.^(C) They will be afraid^(D) of you, but be very careful. ⁵ Do not provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, not even enough to put your foot on. I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his own.^{(E) 6} You are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.’”

⁷ The Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched^(F) over your journey through this vast wilderness.^(G) These forty years^(H) the Lord your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything.^(I)

⁸ So we went on past our relatives the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned from^(J) the Arabah^(K) road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion Geber,^(L) and traveled along the desert road of Moab.^(M)