Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Again they answered: “You may not pass through.” Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful army. New Living Translation But the king of Edom replied, “Stay out! You may not pass through our land.” With that he mobilized his army and marched out against them with an imposing force. English Standard Version But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against them with a large army and with a strong force. Berean Standard Bible But Edom insisted, “You may not pass through.” And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand. King James Bible And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. New King James Version Then he said, “You shall not pass through.” So Edom came out against them with many men and with a strong hand. New American Standard Bible But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against him with a heavy force and a strong hand. NASB 1995 But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against him with a heavy force and with a strong hand. NASB 1977 But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against him with a heavy force, and with a strong hand. Legacy Standard Bible But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out to meet him with a heavy force and with a strong hand. Amplified Bible But the king of Edom said, “You shall not pass through [my territory].” And Edom came out against Israel with many people and a strong hand. Christian Standard Bible Yet Edom insisted, “You may not travel through.” And they came out to confront them with a large force of heavily-armed people. Holman Christian Standard Bible Yet Edom insisted, “You must not travel through.” And they came out to confront them with a large force of heavily-armed people. American Standard Version And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. Contemporary English Version But the king insisted, "You can't go through our land!" Then Edom sent out its strongest troops English Revised Version And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. GOD'S WORD® Translation But the Edomites said, "You may not pass through." Then they came out and attacked with many well-armed troops. Good News Translation The Edomites repeated, "We refuse!" and they marched out with a powerful army to attack the people of Israel. International Standard Version But still he replied, "No. You're not to pass through." Then Edom went out to meet Moses with a vast army and a lot of military might. Majority Standard Bible But Edom insisted, “You may not pass through.” And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand. NET Bible But he said, "You may not pass through." Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful force. New Heart English Bible He said, "You shall not pass through." Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand. Webster's Bible Translation And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand. World English Bible He said, “You shall not pass through.” Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he says, “You do not pass over”; and Edom comes out to meet him with many people and with a strong hand; Young's Literal Translation And he saith, 'Thou dost not pass over;' and Edom cometh out to meet him with much people, and with a strong hand; Smith's Literal Translation And he will say, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom will come forth to his meeting with a heavy people, and with a strong hand. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut he answered: Thou shalt not pass. And immediately he came forth to meet them with an infinite multitude, and a strong hand, Catholic Public Domain Version But he answered, “You shall not cross.” And immediately he went out to meet them with a countless multitude and a strong hand; New American Bible But Edom replied, “You shall not pass through,” and advanced against them with a large and heavily armed force. New Revised Standard Version But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against them with a large force, heavily armed. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut Edom said. You shall not pass through. And Edom came out against them with a strong force, and with a strong hand. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Adum said, “You shall not pass through”, and Adum came out to meet them with a strong people and with a mighty hand. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he said: 'Thou shalt not pass through.' And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he said, Thou shalt not pass through me; and Edom went forth to meet him with a great host, and a mighty hand. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Edom Refuses Passage…19“We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.” 20But Edom insisted, “You may not pass through.” And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand. 21So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their territory, and Israel turned away from them.… Cross References Deuteronomy 2:27-29 “Let us pass through your land; we will stay on the main road. We will not turn to the right or to the left. / You can sell us food to eat and water to drink in exchange for silver. Only let us pass through on foot, / just as the descendants of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for us, until we cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD our God is giving us.” Judges 11:17-18 Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh. / Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border. Psalm 83:6-8 the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, / of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. / Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah Amos 1:11 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. Obadiah 1:10-14 Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever. / On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them. / But you should not gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor rejoice over the people of Judah in the day of their destruction, nor boast proudly in the day of their distress. ... Malachi 1:2-4 “I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved, / but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever. Genesis 27:41 Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.” Genesis 36:8 So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir. Ezekiel 25:12-14 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’ Isaiah 34:5-6 When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom. Isaiah 63:1-6 Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ... Lamentations 4:21-22 So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself. / O Daughter of Zion, your punishment is complete; He will not prolong your exile. But He will punish your iniquity, O Daughter of Edom; He will expose your sins. Matthew 2:13-15 When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, / where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.” Luke 9:52-56 He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him. / But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem. / When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?” ... Matthew 10:14-15 And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town. / Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town. Treasury of Scripture And he said, You shall not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. thou shalt Numbers 20:18 And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword. Genesis 27:41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob. Genesis 32:6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him. and Edom Obadiah 1:10-15 For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever… Jump to Previous Army Edom Hand Heavy Large Meet Powerful Strength StrongJump to Next Army Edom Hand Heavy Large Meet Powerful Strength StrongNumbers 20 1. The children of Israel come to Zin, where Miriam dies.2. They murmur for want of water 7. Moses smiting the rock, brings forth water at Meribah 14. Moses at Kadesh desires passage through Edom, which is denied him 22. At Mount Hor Aaron resigns his place to Eleazar, and dies But Edom insisted The name "Edom" is derived from the Hebrew word "אֱדוֹם" (Edom), meaning "red." This name is associated with Esau, the brother of Jacob, who was described as red and hairy at birth (Genesis 25:25). The Edomites, descendants of Esau, had a longstanding, complex relationship with the Israelites, descendants of Jacob. Historically, Edom's refusal to allow Israel passage reflects the deep-seated animosity and rivalry between these two nations, rooted in their ancestral conflict. This insistence by Edom highlights the enduring nature of familial and national disputes, reminding us of the importance of reconciliation and peace. You may not pass through And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand Hebrew But Edomאֱדוֹם֙ (’ĕ·ḏō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 123: The name of a condiment insisted, וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “You may not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no pass through.” תַעֲבֹ֑ר (ṯa·‘ă·ḇōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on And they came out וַיֵּצֵ֤א (way·yê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to confront [the Israelites] לִקְרָאת֔וֹ (liq·rā·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way with a large כָּבֵ֖ד (kā·ḇêḏ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3515: Heavy army בְּעַ֥ם (bə·‘am) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and a strong חֲזָקָֽה׃ (ḥă·zā·qāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2389: Strong, stout, mighty hand. וּבְיָ֥ד (ū·ḇə·yāḏ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3027: A hand Links Numbers 20:20 NIVNumbers 20:20 NLT Numbers 20:20 ESV Numbers 20:20 NASB Numbers 20:20 KJV Numbers 20:20 BibleApps.com Numbers 20:20 Biblia Paralela Numbers 20:20 Chinese Bible Numbers 20:20 French Bible Numbers 20:20 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 20:20 He said You shall not pass through (Nu Num.) |
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