19 Then the children of Israel said unto him, We will go up by the highway: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, I will then pay for it: I will only (without any harm) go through on my feet.

20 He answered again, Thou shalt not go through. Then [a]Edom came out against him with much people, and with a mighty power.

21 Thus Edom denied to give Israel passage through his country: wherefore Israel [b]turned away from him.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 20:20 Or, the Edomites.
  2. Numbers 20:21 To pass by another way.

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