Numbers 20:20

In 11 translations

BSB

But Edom insisted, “You may not pass through.” And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand.

KJV

And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

WEB

He said, “You shall not pass through.” Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand.

ASV

And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

LSV

And he says, “You do not pass over”; and Edom comes out to meet him with many people and with a strong hand;

YLT

And he saith, 'Thou dost not pass over;' and Edom cometh out to meet him with much people, and with a strong hand;

DBY

And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

DRC

But he answered: Thou shalt not pass. And immediately he came forth to meet them with an infinite multitude, and a strong hand,

GNV

Hee answered againe, Thou shalt not goe through. The Edom came out against him with much people, and with a mightie power.

JPS

And he said: 'Thou shalt not pass through.' And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

LXXE

And he said, Thou shalt not pass through me; and Edom went forth to meet him with a great host, and a mighty hand.

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WLC

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹ֣א תַעֲבֹ֑ר וַיֵּצֵ֤א אֱדוֹם֙ לִקְרָאת֔וֹ בְּעַ֥ם כָּבֵ֖ד וּבְיָ֥ד חֲזָקָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, οὐ διελεύσῃ διʼ ἐμοῦ· καὶ ἐξῆλθεν Ἐδὼμ εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτῷ ἐν ὄχλῳ βαρεῖ, καὶ ἐν χειρὶ ἰσχυρᾷ.

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• Judges 11:17Then 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…
• Amos 1:11This 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…
• Psalms 120:7I am in favor of peace; but when I speak, they want war.
• Genesis 27:41Esau 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.”
• Obadiah 1:10–15Because 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…
• Ezekiel 35:5–11Because you harbored an ancient hatred and delivered the Israelites over to the sword in the time of their disaster at the final stage of their punishment, therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will…
• Judges 11:20But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So he gathered all his people, encamped in Jahaz, and fought with Israel.
• Genesis 32:6When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him.”
• Numbers 20:18But Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”

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