Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against him with a heavy force and with a strong hand.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Yet Edom insisted, “You must not travel through.” And they came out to confront them with a large force of heavily-armed people.

International Standard Version

But still he replied, "No. You're not to pass through." Then Edom went out to meet Moses with a vast army and a lot of military might.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

But the king of Edom said, “You shall not pass through [my territory].” And Edom came out against Israel with many people and a strong hand.

Bible in Basic English

But he said, You are not to go through. And Edom came out against them in his strength, with a great army.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom will come forth to his meeting with a heavy people, and with a strong hand.

King James 2000

And he said, you shall not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But he said, "You will not go through." And Edom went out to meet {them} with a large army and a strong hand.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he said, "Ye shall not go through." And Edom came out against him with much people and with a mighty power.

NET Bible

But he said, "You may not pass through." Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful force.

New Heart English Bible

He said, "You shall not pass through." Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand.

The Emphasized Bible

And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out to meet him, with a strong people, and with a firm hand.

Webster

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

World English Bible

He said, "You shall not pass through." Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And he said

Usage: 0

Thou shalt not go through
עבר 
`abar 
over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,
Usage: 557

And Edom
אדום אדם 
'Edom 
Usage: 100

יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

קראה 
Qir'ah 
Usage: 99

him with much
כּבד 
Kabed 
Usage: 40

עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

and with a strong
חזק 
Chazaq 
Usage: 57

Context Readings

Edom Denies Passage

19 Again, the sons of Israel said to him, “We will go up by the highway, and if I and my livestock do drink any of your water, then I will pay its price. Let me only pass through on my feet, nothing else.” 20 But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against him with a heavy force and with a strong hand. 21 Thus Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his territory; so Israel turned away from him.



Cross References

Judges 11:17

then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, “Please let us pass through your land,” but the king of Edom would not listen. And they also sent to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel remained at Kadesh.

Amos 1:11

Thus says the Lord,
“For three transgressions of Edom and for four
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because he pursued his brother with the sword,
While he stifled his compassion;
His anger also tore continually,
And he maintained his fury forever.

Genesis 27:41

So Esau bore a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him; and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Genesis 32:6

The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau, and furthermore he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”

Numbers 20:18

Edom, however, said to him, “You shall not pass through us, or I will come out with the sword against you.”

Judges 11:20

But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory; so Sihon gathered all his people and camped in Jahaz and fought with Israel.

Psalm 120:7

I am for peace, but when I speak,
They are for war.

Ezekiel 35:5-11

Because you have had everlasting enmity and have delivered the sons of Israel to the power of the sword at the time of their calamity, at the time of the punishment of the end,

Obadiah 1:10-15

“Because of violence to your brother Jacob,
You will be covered with shame,
And you will be cut off forever.

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