20But he answered: Thou shalt not pass. And immediately he came forth to meet them with an infinite multitude, and a strong hand,


In Context

17 And we beseech thee that we may have leave to pass through thy country. We will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards, we will not drink the waters of thy wells, but we will go by the common highway, neither turning aside to the right hand, nor to the left, till we are past thy borders.

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

19 And the children of Israel said: We will go by the beaten way: and if we and our cattle drink of thy waters, we will give thee what is just: there shall be no difficulty in the price, only let us pass speedily.

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

21 Neither would he condescend to their desire to grant them passage through his borders. Wherefore Israel turned another way from him.

22 And when they had removed the camp from Cades, they came to mount Her, which is in the borders of the land of Edom:

Numbers 20:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:20Again they answered: "You may not pass through." Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful army.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20He said, |You shall not pass through.| Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:20And he saith, 'Thou dost not pass over;' and Edom cometh out to meet him with much people, and with a strong hand;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:20And he said, You shall not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.