do notאַלprovokeתִּתְגָּרוּthem,בָםforכִּיI will notלֹאgiveאֶתֵּןyouלָכֶםany of their land,מֵאַרְצָםnot evenעַדthe treadingמִדְרַךְof the soleכַּףof a foot,רָגֶלbecauseכִּיI have givenנָתַתִּיMountאֶת הַרSeirשֵׂעִירto Esauלְעֵשָׂוas a possession.יְרֻשָּׁה
Deuteronomy 2:5
Study it in the app“do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even the treading of the sole of a foot, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 2:5, word by word
- provokeתִּתְגָּרוּtitgaru
provoke
To pick a fight with someone.
Where else “titgaru” appears- giveאֶתֵּןeten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “eten” appears- any of their landאַרְצָartsa
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “artsa” appears- the treadingמִדְרַךְmidrach
treading, foothold
A treading: the place a foot covers when it steps.
Where else “midrach” appears- of the soleכַּףkaf
sole
The underside of the foot, with which one treads.
Where else “kaf” appears- of a footרָגֶלragel
foot
The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.
Where else “ragel” appears- Mountהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- Seirשֵׂעִירseir
Seir
Seir, the hill country south of the Dead Sea, later the land of Edom; also its first inhabitants, and a mountain in Judah.
Where else “seir” appears- to Esauעֵשָׂוesav
Esau
Esau, the elder son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob; also called Edom, father of the Edomites. The name also stands for his descendants.
Where else “esav” appears- as a possessionיְרֻשָּׁהyerusha
possession
Possession: land that is taken and becomes one's own; also what is received from one's fathers.
Where else “yerusha” appears
The context
4And command the people, saying, ‘You are about to pass through the territory of your brothers, the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, and they will be afraid of you. So guard yourselves carefully:
5 · This verse (above)
6Food you shall buy from them for silver, and eat; and also water you shall acquire from them for silver, and drink.’