And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh, unto the king of Edom, - Thus, saith thy brother Israel, Thou thyself, knowest all the distress which befell us;

And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through my land, - lest with the sword, I come out to meet thee.

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

Thus did Edom refuse to give Israel passage through his boundary, - and Israel turned away from him.

Then spake Yahweh unto Moses and unto Aaron in Mount Hor, - near the boundary of the land of Edom saying:

Then brake they up from Mount Hor, by way of the Red Sea, to go round the land of Edom, - and the soul of the people became impatient because of the way,

So Edom hath become a possession, Yea a possession is Seir to his foes, - But, Israel, is doing valiantly;

And they brake, up from Kadesh, - and encamped in Mount Hor, on the outskirts of the land of Edom;

Ye shall therefore have a south corner, from the desert of Zin, on the side of Edom, - so shall ye have a south boundary, from the end of the salt sea, eastward: