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From Kadesh Moses then sent messengers to ^(p)the king of Edom: "Thus your brother Israel has said, ‘You ^(q)know all the hardship that has befallen us;

that our fathers went down to Egypt, and we stayed in Egypt a long time, and the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly.

But ^(r)when we cried out to the Lord , He heard our voice and sent ^(s)an angel and brought us out from Egypt; now behold, we are at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory.

Please ^(t)let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or through vineyard; we will not even drink water from a well. We will go along the king's highway, not turning to the right or left, until we pass through your territory.'"

^(u)Edom, however, said to him, "You shall not pass through ^[e]us, or I will come out with the sword against you."

Again, the sons of Israel said to him, "We will go up by the highway, and if I and ^(v)my livestock do drink any of your water, ^(w)then I will ^[f]pay its price. Let me only pass through on my feet, ^[g]nothing else."

But he said, "^(x)You shall not pass through." And Edom came out against him with a heavy ^[h]force and with a strong hand.

^(y)Thus Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his territory; ^(z)so Israel turned away from him.