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


In Context

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.

21 Since Edom refused to let them go through their territory, Israel turned away from them.

22 The whole Israelite community set out from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

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.