Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
and Edom refuseth to suffer Israel to pass over through his border, and Israel turneth aside from off him.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
Holman Bible
Edom refused to allow Israel to travel through their territory, and Israel turned away from them.
International Standard Version
That's how Edom refused Israel passage through their territory. So Israel turned away from there.
A Conservative Version
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border. Therefore Israel turned away from him.
American Standard Version
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
Amplified
Thus [the king of] Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, so Israel turned away from him.
Bible in Basic English
So Edom would not let Israel go through his land; and Israel went in another direction.
Darby Translation
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory; and Israel turned away from him.
Julia Smith Translation
And Edom will refuse to give to Israel to pass over by his boundary; and Israel will turn away from him.
King James 2000
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: therefore Israel turned away from him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, and Israel turned aside from him.
Modern King James verseion
So Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border. Therefore Israel turned away from him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And thus Edom denied to give Israel passage through his country; And Israel turned away from him.
NET Bible
So Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border; therefore Israel turned away from him.
New Heart English Bible
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border, so Israel turned away from him.
The Emphasized Bible
Thus did Edom refuse to give Israel passage through his boundary, - and Israel turned away from him.
Webster
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
World English Bible
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border, so Israel turned away from him.
Themes
journey of israel through the Desert » Obstructed, &c by the surrounding nations
Edomites » Refuse to the israelites passage through their country
Edomites, the » Refused israel a passage
Inhospitableness » Instances of » Toward the israelites » Edom
Israel » Edom » Refused » Passage
Selfishness » Examples of » Cain's cold-blooded words concerning abel
Interlinear
Nathan
G@buwl
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 20:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Edom Denies Passage
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,
Cross References
Judges 11:18
and he goeth through the wilderness, and compasseth the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and cometh in at the rising of the sun of the land of Moab, and they encamp beyond Arnon, and have not come into the border of Moab, for Arnon is the border of Moab.
Deuteronomy 2:29
as the sons of Esau who are dwelling in Seir, and the Moabites who are dwelling in Ar, have done to me -- till that I pass over the Jordan, unto the land which Jehovah our God is giving to us.
Deuteronomy 2:4-8
'And the people command thou, saying, Ye are passing over into the border of your brethren, sons of Esau, who are dwelling in Seir, and they are afraid of you; and ye have been very watchful,
Deuteronomy 2:27
Let me pass over through thy land; in the several ways I go; I turn not aside -- right or left --
Deuteronomy 23:7
Thou dost not abominate an Edomite, for thy brother he is; thou dost not abominate an Egyptian, for a sojourner thou hast been in his land;
Judges 11:24
That which Chemosh thy god causeth thee to possess -- dost thou not possess it? and all that which Jehovah our God hath dispossessed from our presence, -- it we do possess.