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21 Therefore, since Edom refused to let Israel pass through their territory, Israel turned away from them.

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21 Since Edom refused to let them go through their territory,(A) Israel turned away from them.(B)

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The Bronze Serpent. From Mount Hor they set out by way of the Red Sea, to bypass the land of Edom, but the people’s patience was worn out by the journey;

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The Bronze Snake

They traveled from Mount Hor(A) along the route to the Red Sea,[a](B) to go around Edom.(C) But the people grew impatient on the way;(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 21:4 Or the Sea of Reeds

Journey Around Moab. 10 The Israelites moved on and encamped in Oboth.(A) 11 Then they moved on from Oboth and encamped in Iye-abarim[a] in the wilderness facing Moab on the east. 12 Moving on from there, they encamped in the Wadi Zered.

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Footnotes

  1. 21:11 Iye-abarim: probably means “the ruins in the Abarim (Mountains).” See note on 27:12.

The Journey to Moab

10 The Israelites moved on and camped at Oboth.(A) 11 Then they set out from Oboth and camped in Iye Abarim, in the wilderness that faces Moab(B) toward the sunrise. 12 From there they moved on and camped in the Zered Valley.(C)

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So we passed by our relatives, the descendants of Esau who live in Seir, leaving behind us the Arabah route, Elath, and Ezion-geber.

Along Moab. Then we turned and passed on toward the wilderness of Moab.

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So we went on past our relatives the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned from(A) the Arabah(B) road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion Geber,(C) and traveled along the desert road of Moab.(D)

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