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


In Context

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

19 And the sons of Israel say unto him, 'In the highway we go, and if of thy waters we drink — I and my cattle — then I have given their price; only (it is nothing) on my feet I pass over.'

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

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

22 And the sons of Israel, the whole company, journey from Kadesh, and come in unto mount Hor,

23 and Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron in mount Hor, on the border 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 Webster Bible Translation 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 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.