Numbers 20:18
New International Version
But Edom answered: “You may not pass through here; if you try, we will march out and attack you with the sword.”

New Living Translation
But the king of Edom said, “Stay out of my land, or I will meet you with an army!”

English Standard Version
But Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through, lest I come out with the sword against you.”

Berean Standard Bible
But Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”

King James Bible
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

New King James Version
Then Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through my land, lest I come out against you with the sword.”

New American Standard Bible
Edom, however, said to him, “You shall not pass through us, or I will come out with the sword against you.”

NASB 1995
Edom, however, said to him, “You shall not pass through us, or I will come out with the sword against you.”

NASB 1977
Edom, however, said to him, “You shall not pass through us, lest I come out with the sword against you.”

Legacy Standard Bible
Edom, however, said to him, “You shall not pass through us, lest I come out to meet you with the sword.”

Amplified Bible
But [the king of] Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through my territory, or I will come out against you with the sword.”

Christian Standard Bible
But Edom answered him, “You will not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Edom answered him, “You must not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword."”

American Standard Version
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Adum said to him: “You shall not pass through my border lest I come out to meet you with a sword.”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass through me, and if otherwise, I will go forth to meet thee in war.

Contemporary English Version
But the king of Edom answered, "No, I won't let you go through our country! And if you try, we will attack you."

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Edom answered them: Thou shalt not pass by me: if thou dost I will come out armed against thee.

English Revised Version
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But the Edomites answered, "You may not pass through our country. If you try, we'll come out and attack you."

Good News Translation
But the Edomites answered, "We refuse to let you pass through our country! If you try, we will march out and attack you."

International Standard Version
But Edom replied, "You are not to pass through my land. If you do, I'll come out and start a war with you."

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Edom said unto him: 'Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.'

Literal Standard Version
And Edom says to him, “You do not pass over through me, lest I come out to meet you with the sword.”

Majority Standard Bible
But Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”

New American Bible
But Edom answered him, “You shall not pass through here; if you do, I will advance against you with the sword.”

NET Bible
But Edom said to him, "You will not pass through me, or I will come out against you with the sword."

New Revised Standard Version
But Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through, or we will come out with the sword against you.”

New Heart English Bible
Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you."

Webster's Bible Translation
And Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

World English Bible
Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you.”

Young's Literal Translation
And Edom saith unto him, 'Thou dost not pass over through me, lest with sword I come out to meet thee.'

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Edom Refuses Passage
17Please let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.” 18But Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.” 19“We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.”…

Cross References
Numbers 24:18
Edom will become a possession, as will Seir, his enemy; but Israel will perform with valor.

Numbers 20:19
"We will stay on the main road," the Israelites replied, "and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot."


Treasury of Scripture

And Edom said to him, You shall not pass by me, lest I come out against you with the sword.

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Numbers 20
1. The children of Israel come to Zin, where Miriam dies.
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7. Moses smiting the rock, brings forth water at Meribah
14. Moses at Kadesh desires passage through Edom, which is denied him
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Verse 18. - And Edom said... Thou shalt not pass by me. This was the first of a series of hostile acts, prompted by vindictive jealousy, which brought down the wrath of God upon Edom (compare the prophecy of Obadiah). See, however, on Deuteronomy 2:29.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But Edom
אֱד֔וֹם (’ĕ·ḏō·wm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 123: The name of a condiment

answered,
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“You may not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

travel
תַעֲבֹ֖ר (ṯa·‘ă·ḇōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

through our land,
פֶּן־ (pen-)
Conjunction
Strong's 6435: Removal, lest

or we will come out
אֵצֵ֥א (’ê·ṣê)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

and confront
לִקְרָאתֶֽךָ׃ (liq·rā·ṯe·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way

you with the sword.”
בַּחֶ֖רֶב (ba·ḥe·reḇ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword


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