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Deuteronomy 2:28

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 2:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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,
Deuteronomy 2:28 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the peoples that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear the report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
26And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
27Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the highway, I will turn neither unto the right hand nor to the left.
28Thou 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,
29as the children of Esau that dwell in Seir, and the Moabites that dwell in Ar, did unto me; until I shall pass over the Jordan into the land which Jehovah our God giveth us.
30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him; for Jehovah thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as at this day.
31And Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou mayest inherit his land.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat, etc.] If they thought fit to have provision of them, they desired no other but to pay for it: and give me water for money, that I may drink; (see <050206>Deuteronomy 2:6), only I will pass through on my feet; for they were all footmen, (<041121>Numbers 11:21), of the phrase, (see Gill on “<042019>Numbers 20:19”).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“On my feet - Or, with my company who are on foot: which is added significantly, because if their army had consisted as much of horsemen as many other armies did, their passage through his land might have been more mischievous and dangerous. Deuteronomy 2:29”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“only I will pass: Num 20:19 Deuteronomy 2:29”
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