Numbers 20:18-20

Contemporary English Version

¹⁸ But the king of Edom answered, “No, I won't let you go through our country! And if you try, we will attack you.”

¹⁹ Moses sent back this message: “We promise to stay on the main road, and if any of us or our livestock drink your water, we will pay for it. We just want to pass through.”

²⁰ But the king insisted, “You can't go through our land!”

Then Edom sent out its strongest troops