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Numbers 20:19

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19The Israeliteso said to him, “We will go up on the main road, and if wep and our livestockq drink your water, we will pay for it.r It is only a small matter; let us pass through on our feet.”s

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  1. oLiterally “sons/children of Israel”
  2. pHebrew “I”
  3. qHebrew “my livestock”
  4. rHebrew “I will give their worth”
  5. sHebrew “I will go through on my feet”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the people of Israel said to him, “We will go up by the highway, and if we drink of your water, I and my livestock, then I will pay for it. Let me only pass through on foot, nothing more.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Israelites replied:

“We will go along the main road, and if we or our livestock drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We only want to pass through on foot—nothing else.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“We will go on the main road,” the Israelites replied to them, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay its price. There will be no problem; only let us travel through on foot.”

NLTNew Living Translation

The Israelites answered, “We will stay on the main road. If our livestock drink your water, we will pay for it. Just let us pass through your country. That’s all we ask.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.