“Let me pass through your land. I will go along by the highway. I will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left.
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“Let me pass through your land. I will go along by the highway. I will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left.
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Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.
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'Let me pass through thy land; I will go along by the highway, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to Deuteronomy 2:27 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Judges 11:19 Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land to my place.’
- Numbers 21:21-23 Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, “Let me pass through your land. We will not turn away into field or vineyard. We will not drink of the water of the wells. We will go by the king’s highway, until we have passed your border.” Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border, but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz. He fought against Israel.
- Deuteronomy 2:6 You shall purchase food from them for money, that you may eat. You shall also buy water from them for money, that you may drink.’ ”
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain In my direct road to Canaan, from which I…
In my direct road to Canaan, from which I will not turn aside into thy fields, or vineyards, or houses;
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Let me pass through thy land,.... See Gill on…
Let me pass through thy land,.... See Gill on Num 21:22,
I will go along by the highway; the king's highway, as in the place referred to, the public road:
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I will neither turn to the right hand nor to the left; to go into his fields and vineyards, and gather the fruit, or tread down the corn and vines, or do any manner of mischief to them; see the above place.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 27. I will go along by the high way…
27. I will go along by the high way — Hebrew, by the way. The meaning is, that the Israelites would pass directly through the land, not seeking to dispossess the inhabitants nor to despoil them. They would pay for the food that was furnished them, and pay for the privilege of digging wells for water.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 27. Let me pass, etc.] So E, Num_21:22; LXX,…
27. Let me pass, etc.] So E, Num_21:22; LXX, we will pass.
I will go along by the highway] Heb. and Sam. here by the way by the way; E, by the king’s way, the main road, like the Ar. term Sulṭani.
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I will neither turn, etc.] E, Num_21:22 : we will not turn aside into field or vineyard, nor drink the water of the wells.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Along by the high way; literally, by the way,…
Along by the high way; literally, by the way, by the way, i.e. always, continuously by the way, the public road, called in Num_20:17 and Num_21:22, "the king"s way," probably because made and kept up bythe king.
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