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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Adum said, “You shall not pass through”, and Adum came out to meet them with a strong people and with a mighty 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. Contemporary English Version But the king insisted, "You can't go through our land!" Then Edom sent out its strongest troops Douay-Rheims Bible But he answered: Thou shalt not pass. And immediately he came forth to meet them with an infinite multitude, and a strong hand, 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. JPS Tanakh 1917 And he said: 'Thou shalt not pass through.' And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. Literal Standard Version And he says, “You do not pass over”; and Edom comes out to meet him with many people and with a strong hand; 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. New American Bible But Edom replied, “You shall not pass through,” and advanced against them with a large and heavily armed force. NET Bible But he said, "You may not pass through." Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful 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. 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. 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; 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 Judges 11:17 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. Numbers 20:21 So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their territory, and Israel turned away from them. 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 Parallel Commentaries ... 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.) |