18But Edom answered: "You may not pass through here; if you try, we will march out and attack you with the sword."


In Context

15 Our forefathers went down into Egypt, and we lived there many years. The Egyptians mistreated us and our fathers,

16 but when we cried out to the Lord , he heard our cry and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. "Now we are here at Kadesh, a town on the edge of your territory.

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."

18 But Edom answered: "You may not pass through here; if you try, we will march out and attack you with the sword."

19 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."

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

Numbers 20:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:18And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:18And Edom answered them: Thou shalt not pass by me: if thou dost I will come out armed against thee.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:18And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18But Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:18And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18And Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18Edom said to him, |You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:18And Edom saith unto him, 'Thou dost not pass over through me, lest with sword I come out to meet thee.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:18And Edom said to him, You shall not pass by me, lest I come out against you with the sword.