Numbers 20:18 Parallel Translations

But the Edomites answered, "You may not pass through our country. If you try, we'll come out and attack you."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

ASV:

And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.

BBE:

And Edom said, You are not to go through my land, for if you do I will come out against you with the sword.

DBY:

But Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

ERV:

And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.

JPS:

And Edom said unto him: 'Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.'

WBS:

And Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

WEB:

Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you."

YLT:

And Edom saith unto him, 'Thou dost not pass over through me, lest with sword I come out to meet thee.'

Numbers 20:18 Cross References

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Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

20:18 By me - Through my country: I will not suffer thee to do so: which was an act of policy, to secure themselves from so numerous an host.

MHC:

20:14-21 The nearest way to Canaan from the place where Israel encamped, was through the country of Edom. The ambassadors who were sent returned with a denial. The Edomites feared to receive damage by the Israelites. And had this numerous army been under any other discipline than that of the righteous God himself, there might have been cause for this jealousy. But Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing; and now the hatred revived, when the blessing was about to be inherited. We must not think it strange, if reasonable requests be denied by unreasonable men, and if those whom God favours be affronted by men.

CONC:

Attack Edom However Lest March Meet Pass Sword Try

Attack However March Meet Sword Try

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