Numbers 20:21

So Edomea refused to permit Israel to go through his border; and Israel turned away from him.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

In Context

20But he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edomea came out to meet him with great force and with a strong hand.

22And they went forward from Rekem, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to Mount Hor.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 2:4And command the people, saying: You are going through the coasts of your brethren, the sons of Esau, who dwell in Seir; and they will be afraid of you. Take great heed,

Deuteronomy 2:27May I pass through thy land by the way? I will go by the way, nor turn to the right or the left:

Deuteronomy 23:7Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days forever.

Matthew Henry on Numbers 20:15-22

Ambassadors Sent to Edom. ( b. c. 1452.) 14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: 15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers: 16 And when we cried unto the Lord , he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border: 17 Let us pass, I… Read the whole commentary →

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