Numbers 20:14-21
Edom Denies Passage
14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel(A) says, ‘You know all the hardships that have overtaken us.
15 Our fathers went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt many years, but the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly.
16 When we cried out to the Lord, He heard our voice, sent an angel,(a)(B) and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the border of your territory.
17 Please let us travel through your land. We won’t travel through any field or vineyard, or drink any well water. We will travel the King’s Highway; we won’t turn to the right or the left until we have traveled through your territory.’”(C)
18 But Edom answered him, “You must not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”
Footnotes:
a.
Numbers 20:16: Or a messenger
b.
Numbers 20:20: Lit with numerous people and a strong hand