Numbers 20:18
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
Numbers 20:18 in other translations
| BSB | But Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.” |
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| WEB | Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you.” |
| ASV | And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee. |
| YLT | And Edom saith unto him, ‘Thou dost not pass over through me, lest with sword I come out to meet thee.' |
| DARBY | But Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword. |
| 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. |
| Webster | And Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword. |
What does Numbers 20:18 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 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…
Numbers 20:18 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Numbers 20:17
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.
- Numbers 20:18
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
- Numbers 20:19
And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.
Numbers 20:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Edom le respondió: No pasarás por mi país, de otra manera saldré contra ti armado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Édom lui dit: Tu ne passeras pas chez moi, de peur que je ne sorte à ta rencontre avec l’épée. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Aber Edom sprach zu ihm: Du sollst nicht bei mir durchziehen, daß ich dir nicht mit dem Schwerte entgegenrücke. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cui respondit Edom: Non transibis per me, alioquin armatus occurram tibi. |