Numbers 20:17

Let us, we pray thee, pass through thy land—we will not pass through field or vineyard, nor will we drink the waters of a well,—by the king’s road, will we go—we will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left, until we get through thy boundary.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’s high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.

In Context

16and we made outcry unto Yahweh, and he heard our voice, and sent a messenger, and brought us forth out of Egypt,—lo! then, we, are in Kadesh, a city at the extremity of thy boundary,

18And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through my land,—lest with the sword, I come out to meet thee.

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Cross References

Numbers 21:22Let me pass through thy land we will not turn aside into field or into vineyard, nor will we drink the water of a well,—by the king’s road, will we go, until we get through thy boundary.

Deuteronomy 2:27I would pass along through thy land, by the road, by the road, will I go,—I will not turn aside, to the right hand or to the left:

Deuteronomy 2:29as the sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir, did to me, and the Moabites who are dwelling in Ar,—until that I pass over the Jordan, into the land which, Yahweh our God, is giving unto us.

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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