21Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.


In Context

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

19 And the children of Israel said to him, We will go by the highway: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.

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

21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

22 And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came to mount Hor.

23 And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,

Numbers 20:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:21Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:21Since Edom refused to let them go through their territory, Israel turned away from them.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:21Neither would he condescend to their desire to grant them passage through his borders. Wherefore Israel turned another way from him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:21Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:21Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory; and Israel turned away from him.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:21Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:21Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border, so Israel turned away from him.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:21and Edom refuseth to suffer Israel to pass over through his border, and Israel turneth aside from off him.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:21Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: why Israel turned away from him.