Parallel Verses
World English Bible
He said, "You shall not pass through." Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand.
New American Standard Bible
But he said, “
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.
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;
Themes
Edomites » Refuse to the israelites passage through their country
Inhospitableness » Instances of » Toward the israelites » Edom
Interlinear
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References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 20:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Edom Denies Passage
19 The children of Israel said to him, "We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of your water, I and my livestock, then will I give its price: let me only, without [doing] anything [else], pass through on my feet." 20 He said, "You shall not pass through." Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand. 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border, so Israel turned away from him.
Phrases
Cross References
Judges 11:17
then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, 'Please let me pass through your land;' but the king of Edom didn't listen. In the same way, he sent to the king of Moab; but he would not: and Israel stayed in Kadesh.
Amos 1:11
Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity, and his anger raged continually, and he kept his wrath forever;
Genesis 27:41
Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father blessed him. Esau said in his heart, "The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob."
Genesis 32:6
The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, "We came to your brother Esau. Not only that, but he comes to meet you, and four hundred men with him."
Numbers 20:18
Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you."
Judges 11:20
But Sihon didn't trust Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
Psalm 120:7
I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war. A Song of Ascents.
Ezekiel 35:5-11
Because you have had a perpetual enmity, and have given over the children of Israel to the power of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time of the iniquity of the end;
Obadiah 1:10-15
For the violence done to your brother Jacob, shame will cover you, and you will be cut off forever.