“ So we bypassed the territory of our relatives, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We avoided the road through the Arabah Valley that comes up from Elath and Ezion geber.“ Then as we turned north along the desert route through Moab,

“于是，我们离了我们弟兄以扫子孙所住的西珥，从亚拉巴的路，经过以拉他、以旬迦别，转向摩押旷野的路去。

“于是，我们经过我们弟兄以扫子孙所住的西珥，从亚拉巴的路，经过以拉他、以旬‧迦别，转向摩押旷野的路去。

“于是，我们经过我们弟兄以扫子孙所住的西珥，从亚拉巴的路，经过以拉他、以旬‧迦别，转向摩押旷野的路去。

“于是，我们绕过我们亲属以扫的子孙所住的西珥，沿亚拉巴的路，经过以拉他、以旬·迦别，向摩押旷野走去。

“于是我们离开我们住在西珥的兄弟以扫的子孙，继续前行；沿着亚拉巴的路，到了以拉他和以旬．迦别，然后转向摩押旷野的路去。

「於是，我們離了我們弟兄以掃子孫所住的西珥，從亞拉巴的路，經過以拉他、以旬‧迦別，轉向摩押曠野的路去。

「於是，我們經過我們弟兄以掃子孫所住的西珥，從亞拉巴的路，經過以拉他、以旬‧迦别，轉向摩押曠野的路去。

「於是，我們經過我們弟兄以掃子孫所住的西珥，從亞拉巴的路，經過以拉他、以旬．迦別，轉向摩押曠野的路去。

「於是，我們繞過我們親屬以掃的子孫所住的西珥，沿亞拉巴的路，經過以拉他、以旬·迦別，向摩押曠野走去。

“於是我們離開我們住在西珥的兄弟以掃的子孫，繼續前行；沿著亞拉巴的路，到了以拉他和以旬．迦別，然後轉向摩押曠野的路去。

於是我們往前進、離開了住西珥的族弟兄以掃的子孫；由亞拉巴的路向、離了以拉他和以旬迦別。『我們便轉身，按摩押野地的路向前進。

於是我儕離我同族、即以掃子孫、居於西珥山者、由亞拉巴之道、及以拉他以旬迦別、轉向摩押曠野而行、○

於是我儕離我同族、即以掃子孫、居於西耳者、道由平原、自以辣及以旬迦別、旋踵前往、經摩押野。

於是我儕離我同族、居於西珥山之以掃子孫、道傍道傍或作道由亞拉巴、又傍又傍或作自以拉、以旬迦別、轉向摩押曠野而行、

So we went on past our relatives the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion Geber, and traveled along the desert road of Moab.

We went on past our relatives. They are from the family line of Esau. They live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah Valley road. It comes up from Elath and Ezion Geber. We traveled along the desert road of Moab.

So we went on, away from our brothers, the people of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the Arabah road from Elath and Ezion-geber.“ And we turned and went in the direction of the wilderness of Moab.

“ So we bypassed our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road and from Elath and Ezion-geber. We traveled along the road to the Wilderness of Moab.

“ So we passed beyond our brothers the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the Arabah road, away from Elath and Ezion geber. And we turned and passed through by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

“ And when we passed beyond our brethren, the descendants of Esau who dwell in Seir, away from the road of the plain, away from Elath and Ezion Geber, we turned and passed by way of the Wilderness of Moab.

So we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion- geber. And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

“ So we bypassed our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road and from Elath and Ezion-geber. We traveled along the road to the Wilderness of Moab.

And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

So we turned away from our relatives the descendants of Esau, the inhabitants of Seir, turning from the desert route, from Elat and Ezion Geber, and traveling the way of the Moab wastelands.

So we passed by from our brothers, the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion Geber. We turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

King Solomon also built a fleet of ships at Ezion geber, a port near Elath in the land of Edom, along the shore of the Red Sea.

“ Finally, they went around Edom and Moab through the wilderness. They traveled along Moab’s eastern border and camped on the other side of the Arnon River. But they never once crossed the Arnon River into Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab.

After his father’s death, Uzziah rebuilt the town of Elath and restored it to Judah.

At that time the king of Edom recovered the town of Elath for Edom. He drove out the people of Judah and sent Edomites to live there, as they do to this day.

These are the words that Moses spoke to all the people of Israel while they were in the wilderness east of the Jordan River. They were camped in the Jordan Valley near Suph, between Paran on one side and Tophel, Laban, Hazeroth, and Di zahab on the other.

But the king of Edom replied,“ Stay out! You may not pass through our land.” With that he mobilized his army and marched out against them with an imposing force.Because Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their country, Israel was forced to turn around.

They left Abronah and camped at Ezion geber.