Deuteronomy 2:28
New International Version
Sell us food to eat and water to drink for their price in silver. Only let us pass through on foot—

New Living Translation
Sell us food to eat and water to drink, and we will pay for it. All we want is permission to pass through your land.

English Standard Version
You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat, and give me water for money, that I may drink. Only let me pass through on foot,

Berean Standard Bible
You can sell us food to eat and water to drink in exchange for silver. Only let us pass through on foot,

King James Bible
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;

New King James Version
You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat, and give me water for money, that I may drink; only let me pass through on foot,

New American Standard Bible
You will sell me food for money so that I may eat, and give me water for money so that I may drink, only let me pass through on foot,

NASB 1995
‘You will sell me food for money so that I may eat, and give me water for money so that I may drink, only let me pass through on foot,

NASB 1977
‘You will sell me food for money so that I may eat, and give me water for money so that I may drink, only let me pass through on foot,

Legacy Standard Bible
You will sell me food for money so that I may eat, and give me water for money so that I may drink; only let me pass through on foot,

Amplified Bible
You will sell me food for money so that I [along with my people] will eat, and you will give me water for money so that I [along with my people] will drink; only let me [and my people] travel through [the land] on foot,

Christian Standard Bible
You can sell us food in exchange for silver so we may eat, and give us water for silver so we may drink. Only let us travel through on foot,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You can sell us food in exchange for silver so we may eat, and give us water for silver so we may drink. Only let us travel through on foot,

American Standard Version
Thou shalt sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only let me pass through on my feet;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Sell produce to us for silver and let us eat, and sell water to us for silver, and we will drink, only let us pass on our feet;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou shalt give me food for money, and I will eat; and thou shalt give me water for money, and I will drink; I will only go through on my feet:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Sell us meat for money, that we may eat: give us water for money and so we will drink. We only ask that thou wilt let us pass through,

English Revised Version
Thou shalt sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only let me pass through on my feet;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We'll pay you in silver for the food we eat and the water we drink. Please let us go through,

Good News Translation
We will pay for the food we eat and the water we drink. All we want to do is to pass through your country,

International Standard Version
Sell me food for cash, so I can eat and give me water for cash, so I can drink. Just let me pass through on foot,

JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou shalt sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink; only let me pass through on my feet;

Literal Standard Version
You sell me food for money, and I have eaten; and you give to me water for money, and I have drunk; only, let me pass over on my feet,

Majority Standard Bible
You can sell us food to eat and water to drink in exchange for silver. Only let us pass through on foot,

New American Bible
The food I eat you will sell me for money, and the water I drink, you will give me for money. Only let me march through,

NET Bible
Sell me food for cash so that I can eat and sell me water to drink. Just allow me to go through on foot,

New Revised Standard Version
You shall sell me food for money, so that I may eat, and supply me water for money, so that I may drink. Only allow me to pass through on foot—

New Heart English Bible
You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only let me pass through on my feet,

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;

World English Bible
You shall sell me food for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink. Just let me pass through on my feet,

Young's Literal Translation
food for money thou dost sell me, and I have eaten; and water for money thou dost give to me, and I have drunk; only, let me pass over on my feet, --

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Context
King Sihon Defeated
27“Let us pass through your land; we will stay on the main road. We will not turn to the right or to the left. 28You can sell us food to eat and water to drink in exchange for silver. Only let us pass through on foot, 29just 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 that the LORD our God is giving us.”…

Cross References
Numbers 20:19
"We will stay on the main road," the Israelites replied, "and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot."

Deuteronomy 2:27
"Let us pass through your land; we will stay on the main road. We will not turn to the right or to the left.


Treasury of Scripture

You shall 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;

only I will pass

Numbers 20:19
And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.

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Deuteronomy 2
1. The story is continued, that they were not to meddle with the Edomites
9. nor with the Moabites
16. nor with the Ammonites
24. but Sihon the Amorite was subdued by them
















Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You can sell
תַּשְׁבִּרֵ֙נִי֙ (taš·bi·rê·nî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 7666: To deal in grain

us food
אֹ֣כֶל (’ō·ḵel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 400: Food

to eat
וְאָכַ֔לְתִּי (wə·’ā·ḵal·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 398: To eat

[and]
תִּתֶּן־ (tit·ten-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

water
וּמַ֛יִם (ū·ma·yim)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

to drink
וְשָׁתִ֑יתִי (wə·šā·ṯî·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 8354: To imbibe

in exchange for silver.
בַּכֶּ֥סֶף (bak·ke·sep̄)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

Only
רַ֖ק (raq)
Adverb
Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless

let us pass through
אֶעְבְּרָ֥ה (’e‘·bə·rāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

on foot,
בְרַגְלָֽי׃ (ḇə·raḡ·lāy)
Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | first person common singular
Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda


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