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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Numbers 20:18

And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through my land, - lest with the sword, I come out to meet thee.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Edomites;   Inhospitableness;   Israel;   Thompson Chain Reference - Edomites;   Inhospitality;   Social Life;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Idumea;   Kadesh or Kadesh-Barnea;   Wells and Springs;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Edom;   Kadesh-barnea;   Palestine;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Obadiah, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Mourning;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Edom;   Meribah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Edom;   Kadesh Barnea;   Moab;   Numbers, the Book of;   Wilderness of the Wanderings;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Numbers, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Edom, Edomites;   Jephthah;   Massah and Meribah;   Moses;   Numbers, Book of;   Zin;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Kadesh, Kadeshbarnea ;   Wanderings of the Israelites;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Balaam;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Aaron;   Kadesh;   Meribali;   Wells;   Smith Bible Dictionary - E'dom, Idumae'a;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - On to Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Moses;   Obadiah, Book of;   Pentateuch;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Edox, Idumea;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
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.
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."
English Standard Version
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."
New English Translation
But Edom said to him, "You will not pass through me, or I will come out against you with the sword."
Amplified Bible
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."
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."
Geneva Bible (1587)
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."
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."
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."
Darby Translation
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."
George Lamsa Translation
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."
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.”
Literal Translation
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.
American Standard Version
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
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.'
King James Version (1611)
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.
English Revised Version
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."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
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.'
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.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
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."
New Living Translation
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."
New Revised Standard
But Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through, or we will come out with the sword against you."
Douay-Rheims Bible
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."
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."
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."

Contextual Overview

14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh, unto the king of Edom, - Thus, saith thy brother Israel, Thou thyself, knowest all the distress which befell us; 15 and how our fathers went down to Egypt, and we abode in Egypt, many days, rod that the Egyptians ill-treated us, and our fathers; 16 and we made outcry unto Yahweh, and he heard our voice, and sent a messenger, and brought us forth out of Egypt, - lo! then, we, are in Kadesh, a city at the extremity of thy boundary, 17 Let us, we pray thee, pass through thy land - we will not pass through field or vineyard, nor will we drink the waters of a well, - by the kings road, will we go - we will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left, until we get through thy boundary. 18 And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through my land, - lest with the sword, I come out to meet thee. 19 And the sons of Israel said unto him - By the highway, will we go up, and if thy waters, we should drink - I, and my cattle then would I give the price thereof, - only - it is nothing! - with my feet, would I pass through. 20 And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out to meet him, with a strong people, and with a firm hand. 21 Thus did Edom refuse to give Israel passage through his boundary, - and 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
And Yahweh plagued Pharaoh with great plagues, also his house, - for the matter of Sarai, wife of Abram.
Genesis 16:2
So then Sarai said unto Abram Behold, I pray thee, Yahweh hath restrained me, from bearing, go in I pray thee unto, my handmaid, peradventure I may be built up from, her, And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
Genesis 20:7
Now, therefore restore the man's wife, for a prophet, is he, that he may pray for thee and live thou, - But if thou art not going to restore her, know, that thou shalt die, thou - and all that are thine.
Genesis 30:2
Then kindled the anger of Jacob with Rachel, - and he said, Am I, in the place of God, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?
1 Samuel 1:6
And her rival used even to cause her great vexation, for the sake of provoking her, - because Yahweh had restrained her from having children.
1 Samuel 5:10
Then sent they the ark of God to Ekron, - and so it was, when the ark of God entered Ekron, that the Ekronites made outcry, saying - They have brought round unto me the ark of the God of Israel, to slay me, and my 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.


 
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