2 “Then we turned and went back into the wilderness towards the Red Sea as Yahweh had told us to do,[ref] and we spent a long time wandering around Mt. Se’ir.

2 “Then Yahweh told me, 3 ‘You’ve all been wandering around this hilly area for long enough—now turn and go towards the north 4 and tell the people, “You’ll all be crossing the border into Se’ir where your relatives, Esav’s (Esau’s) descendants, live.[ref] They’ll be afraid of you but you’ll all need to stay very alert. 5 Don’t attack them because I won’t give you any of their land—not even a footprint size piece because I’ve given Mt. Se’ir to Esav as their inheritance. 6 Any food or drink you get from them must be paid for with cash 7 because your god Yahweh has blessed all of your labour—he’s always been aware of your travel through that vast wilderness. Your god Yahweh has helped you for those forty years so you’ve all had everything you need.” ’

8 “So we passed by our relatives, Esav’s descendants who live in Se’ir. We travelled along the Yarden (Jordan) valley plain from Eylot and Etsyon-Gever, then north through the Moav (Moab) wilderness. 9 Then Yahweh told me, ‘Don’t aggravate Moav, and don’t attack them, because I won’t give you any of their land because I’ve given Ar to the sons of Lot, as a possession.’ ”[ref]