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Numbers 20:18
But [the king of] Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through my territory, or I will come out against you with the sword."
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Hebrew Names Version
Edom said to him, You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you.
Edom said to him, You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you.
King James Version
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
Lexham English Bible
Then Edom said to him, "You will not pass through us lest we will go out to meet you with the sword."
Then Edom said to him, "You will not pass through us lest we will go out to meet you with the sword."
English Standard Version
But Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through, lest I come out with the sword against you."
But Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through, lest I come out with the sword against you."
New Century Version
But the king of Edom answered: "You may not pass through here. If you try, I will come and meet you with swords."
But the king of Edom answered: "You may not pass through here. If you try, I will come and meet you with swords."
New English Translation
But Edom said to him, "You will not pass through me, or I will come out against you with the sword."
But Edom said to him, "You will not pass through me, or I will come out against you with the sword."
New American Standard Bible
Edom, however, said to him, "You shall not pass through us, or I will come out with the sword against you."
Edom, however, said to him, "You shall not pass through us, or I will come out with the sword against you."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Edom answered him, Thou shalt not passe by mee, least I come out against thee with the sword.
And Edom answered him, Thou shalt not passe by mee, least I come out against thee with the sword.
Legacy Standard Bible
Edom, however, said to him, "You shall not pass through us, lest I come out to meet you with the sword."
Edom, however, said to him, "You shall not pass through us, lest I come out to meet you with the sword."
Contemporary English Version
But the Edomite king answered, "No, I won't let you go through our country! And if you try, we will attack you."
But the Edomite king answered, "No, I won't let you go through our country! And if you try, we will attack you."
Complete Jewish Bible
But Edom answered, "You are not to pass through my land; if you do, I will come out against you with the sword."
But Edom answered, "You are not to pass through my land; if you do, I will come out against you with the sword."
Darby Translation
But Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
But Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
Easy-to-Read Version
But the king of Edom answered, "You may not travel through our land. If you try to travel through our land, we will come and fight you with swords."
But the king of Edom answered, "You may not travel through our land. If you try to travel through our land, we will come and fight you with swords."
George Lamsa Translation
But Edom said to him, You shall not pass through my border, lest I come out against you with the sword.
But Edom said to him, You shall not pass through my border, lest I come out against you with the sword.
Good News Translation
But the Edomites answered, "We refuse to let you pass through our country! If you try, we will march out and attack you."
But the Edomites answered, "We refuse to let you pass through our country! If you try, we will march out and attack you."
Christian Standard Bible®
But Edom answered him, “You will not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”
But Edom answered him, “You will not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”
Literal Translation
And Edom said to him, You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you.
And Edom said to him, You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But the Edomite answered him: Thou shal not go by me, or I wyl come agaynst ye with ye swerde.
But the Edomite answered him: Thou shal not go by me, or I wyl come agaynst ye with ye swerde.
American Standard Version
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.
Bible in Basic English
And Edom said, You are not to go through my land, for if you do I will come out against you with the sword.
And Edom said, You are not to go through my land, for if you do I will come out against you with the sword.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Edom aunswered hym: Thou shalt not go by me, lest I come out agaynst thee with the sworde.
And Edom aunswered hym: Thou shalt not go by me, lest I come out agaynst thee with the sworde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Edom said unto him: 'Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.'
And Edom said unto him: 'Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.'
King James Version (1611)
And Edom said vnto him, Thou shalt not passe by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
And Edom said vnto him, Thou shalt not passe by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass through me, and if otherwise, I will go forth to meet thee in war.
And Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass through me, and if otherwise, I will go forth to meet thee in war.
English Revised Version
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.
Berean Standard Bible
But Edom answered, "You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword."
But Edom answered, "You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To whom Edom answeride, Ye schulen not passe bi me, ellis Y schal be armed, and come ayens thee.
To whom Edom answeride, Ye schulen not passe bi me, ellis Y schal be armed, and come ayens thee.
Young's Literal Translation
And Edom saith unto him, `Thou dost not pass over through me, lest with sword I come out to meet thee.'
And Edom saith unto him, `Thou dost not pass over through me, lest with sword I come out to meet thee.'
Update Bible Version
And Edom said to him, You shall not pass through me, or else I will come out with the sword against you.
And Edom said to him, You shall not pass through me, or else I will come out with the sword against you.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
And Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
World English Bible
Edom said to him, You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you.
Edom said to him, You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you.
New King James Version
Then Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through my land, lest I come out against you with the sword."
Then Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through my land, lest I come out against you with the sword."
New Living Translation
But the king of Edom said, "Stay out of my land, or I will meet you with an army!"
But the king of Edom said, "Stay out of my land, or I will meet you with an army!"
New Life Bible
But Edom said to him, "You must not pass through, or I will come out with the sword against you."
But Edom said to him, "You must not pass through, or I will come out with the sword against you."
New Revised Standard
But Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through, or we will come out with the sword against you."
But Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through, or we will come out with the sword against you."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through my land, - lest with the sword, I come out to meet thee.
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through my land, - lest with the sword, I come out to meet thee.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Edom answered them: Thou shalt not pass by me: if thou dost I will come out armed against thee.
And Edom answered them: Thou shalt not pass by me: if thou dost I will come out armed against thee.
Revised Standard Version
But Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through, lest I come out with the sword against you."
But Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through, lest I come out with the sword against you."
THE MESSAGE
The king of Edom answered, "Not on your life. If you so much as set a foot on my land, I'll kill you."
The king of Edom answered, "Not on your life. If you so much as set a foot on my land, I'll kill you."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Edom, however, said to him, "You shall not pass through us, or I will come out with the sword against you."
Edom, however, said to him, "You shall not pass through us, or I will come out with the sword against you."
Contextual Overview
14Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom: "Thus says your brother Israel, 'You know all the hardship that has come upon us [as a nation]; 15that our fathers (ancestors) went down to Egypt, and we lived there for a long time, and the Egyptians treated [both] us and our fathers badly. 16'But when we cried out to the LORD [for help], He heard us and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory. 17'Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through a field or through a vineyard; we will not even drink water from a well. We will go along the king's highway, not turning [off-course] to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.'" 18But [the king of] Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through my territory, or I will come out against you with the sword."19Again, the Israelites said to him, "We will go by the highway [trade route], and if I and my livestock drink any of your water, then I will pay for it. Only let me pass through on foot, nothing else." 20But the king of Edom said, "You shall not pass through [my territory]." And Edom came out against Israel with many people and a strong hand. 21Thus [the king of] Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, so Israel turned away from him.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: Numbers 20:20 - Thou shalt Numbers 21:4 - compass Deuteronomy 2:29 - As the children
Cross-References
Genesis 12:17
But the LORD punished Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
But the LORD punished Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
Genesis 16:2
So Sarai said to Abram, "See here, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. I am asking you to go in to [the bed of] my maid [so that she may bear you a child]; perhaps I will obtain children by her." And Abram listened to Sarai and did as she said.
So Sarai said to Abram, "See here, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. I am asking you to go in to [the bed of] my maid [so that she may bear you a child]; perhaps I will obtain children by her." And Abram listened to Sarai and did as she said.
Genesis 20:7
"So now return the man's wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her [to him], know that you shall die, you and all who are yours (your household)."
"So now return the man's wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her [to him], know that you shall die, you and all who are yours (your household)."
Genesis 30:2
Then Jacob became furious with Rachel, and he said, "Am I in the place of God, who has denied you children?"
Then Jacob became furious with Rachel, and he said, "Am I in the place of God, who has denied you children?"
1 Samuel 1:6
Hannah's rival provoked her bitterly, to irritate and embarrass her, because the LORD had left her childless.
Hannah's rival provoked her bitterly, to irritate and embarrass her, because the LORD had left her childless.
1 Samuel 5:10
So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And as the ark of God came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, "They have brought the ark of the God of Israel [from Gath] to us, to kill us and our people."
So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And as the ark of God came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, "They have brought the ark of the God of Israel [from Gath] to us, to kill us and our people."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Edom said unto him,.... The king of Edom replied to Israel, represented by the messengers sent in their name:
thou shall not pass by me; through my country:
lest I come out against thee with the sword; or with those that use the sword, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan; that is, with an army of soldiers with their drawn swords in their hands, to slay them as enemies.
