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Numbers 20:20–21

20 But he said, “aYou shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against him with a heavy 1force and with a strong hand.

21 aThus Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his territory; bso Israel turned away from him.

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Numbers 20:20–21 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 Again they answered:

“You may not pass through.”

Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful army. 21 Since Edom refused to let them go through their territory, Israel turned away from them.

Numbers 20:20–21 — English Standard Version (ESV)

20 But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against them with a large army and with a strong force. 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, so Israel turned away from him.

Numbers 20:20–21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

20 And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

Numbers 20:20–21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 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. 21 Because Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their country, Israel was forced to turn around.

Numbers 20:20–21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

20 Then he said, “You shall not pass through.” So Edom came out against them with many men and with a strong hand. 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory; so Israel turned away from him.

Numbers 20:20–21 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 But he answered: “You may not pass through here.”

Then the Edomites went out to meet the Israelites with a large and powerful army. 21 The Edomites refused to let them pass through their country, so the Israelites turned back.

Numbers 20:20–21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

Numbers 20:20–21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

20 And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory; and Israel turned away from him.

Numbers 20:20–21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 But the Edomites said, “You may not pass through.” Then they came out and attacked with many well-armed troops. 21 Since the Edomites refused to let Israel go through their territory, the Israelites turned around and went a different way. 

Numbers 20:20–21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 Yet Edom insisted, “You must not travel through.” And they came out to confront them with a large force of heavily-armed people. 21 Edom refused to allow Israel to travel through their territory, and Israel turned away from them.

Numbers 20:20–21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against them with a large force, heavily armed. 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through their territory; so Israel turned away from them.

Numbers 20:20–21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 But he said, “You will not go through.” And Edom went out to meet them with a large army and a strong hand. 21 So Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, and Israel turned aside from him.

Numbers 20:20–21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 Again the people of Edom answered,

“You can’t pass through here.”

Then the people of Edom came out against them. They came with a large and powerful army. 21 Edom refused to let Israel go through their territory. So Israel turned away from them.


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