“The Amorites, who lived in that hill country, came out against you and chased you as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even to Hormah.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Deuteronomy 1 contains 46 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.