King James Version
Deuteronomy 2:27 in the King James Version says “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.” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Deuteronomy 2:27 · KJV
This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
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.
Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;
(As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Let me pass”
H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
“along by the high way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“along by the high way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“unto the right hand”
H3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
“nor to the left”
H8040properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e., the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand
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