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Numbers 20:16-18
Contemporary English Version
Numbers 20:16-18
Contemporary English Version
16 and when we begged our Lord for help, he answered our prayer and brought us out of that land.
Now we are camped at the border of your territory, near the town of Kadesh. 17 Please let us go through your country. We won't go near your fields or vineyards, and we won't drink any water from your wells. We will stay on the main road[a] until we leave your territory.
18 But the king of Edom answered, “No, I won't let you go through our country! And if you try, we will attack you.”
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- 20.17 the main road: The Hebrew text has “the King's Highway,” which was an important trade route through what is today the country of Jordan. It connected the city of Damascus in Syria with the Gulf of Aqaba in southern Jordan.
Numbers 20:16-18
New International Version
Numbers 20:16-18
New International Version
16 but when we cried out to the Lord, he heard our cry(A) and sent an angel(B) and brought us out of Egypt.(C)
“Now we are here at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory.(D) 17 Please let us pass through your country. We will not go through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will travel along the King’s Highway and not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.(E)”
18 But Edom(F) answered:
“You may not pass through here; if you try, we will march out and attack you with the sword.(G)”
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