1. We spent many years wandering around outside the hill country of Seir,
2. until the Lord said:Moses,
3. Israel has wandered in these hills long enough. Turn and go north.
4. And give the people these orders: “Be very careful, because you will soon go through the land that belongs to your relatives, the descendants of Esau. They are afraid of you,
5. but don't start a war with them. I have given them the hill country of Seir, so I won't give any of it to you, not even enough to set a foot on.
6. And as you go through their land, you will have to buy food and water from them.”
15-16. The Lord kept getting rid of them until finally none of them were left.
28-29. You can even sell us food and water, and we will pay with silver. We need to reach the River Jordan and cross it, because the Lord our God is giving us the land on the west side. The Edomites and Moabites have already let us cross their land. Please let us cross your land as well.
30-31. But Sihon refused to let us go across his country, because the Lord made him stubborn and eager to fight us. The Lord told me, “I am going to help you defeat Sihon and take his land, so attack him!”