From Kadesh Moses sent messengers to the king of Edom: "Thus your brother Israel has said, 'You know all the hardship that has found us;

Then Edom said to him, "You will not pass through us lest {we will go out} to meet you with the sword."

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

So Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, and Israel turned aside from him.

Yahweh said to Moses and to Aaron on Mount Hor, on the boundary of the land of Edom, saying,

They set out from Mount Hor [by] the way of the {Red Sea} to go around the land of Edom; but {the people became impatient} along the way.

Edom will be a captive; Seir, its enemies, will be a captive, and Israel [will be] acting {courageously}.

They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, at the edge of the land of Edom.

Your southern edge will be from the desert of Zin toward the side of Edom, and your southern border will be from the end of the Salt Sea to the east;