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Christian Standard Bible ®

Numbers 20:20

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Edomites;   Inhospitableness;   Israel;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Exodus;   Idumea;   Kadesh or Kadesh-Barnea;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Edom;   Kadesh-barnea;   Palestine;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Obadiah, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Mourning;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Edom;   Meribah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Edom;   Kadesh Barnea;   Moab;   Numbers, the Book of;   Seir, Mount;   Wilderness of the Wanderings;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Glory;   Numbers, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jephthah;   Massah and Meribah;   Moses;   Numbers, Book of;   Zin;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Kadesh, Kadeshbarnea ;   Wanderings of the Israelites;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Balaam;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Aaron;   Idumaeans;   Kadesh;   Meribali;   Smith Bible Dictionary - E'dom, Idumae'a;   Gama'liel;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   On to Canaan;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Moses;   Obadiah, Book of;   Pentateuch;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Edox, Idumea;   High Place;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
But he said, "You shall not pass through." And Edom came out against them with a large army and with a strong force.
Update Bible Version
And he said, You shall not pass through. And Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand.
English Revised Version
And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
New Century Version
But he answered: "You may not pass through here." Then the Edomites went out to meet the Israelites with a large and powerful army.
New English Translation
But he said, "You may not pass through." Then Edom came out against them with a large and powerful force.
Webster's Bible Translation
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 much people, and with a strong hand.
Amplified Bible
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he answeride, Ye schulen not passe. And anoon he yede out ayens Israel, with a multitude without noumbre, and `strong hond,
Young's 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;
Berean Standard Bible
But Edom insisted, "You may not pass through." And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand.
Contemporary English Version
But the Edomite king insisted, "You can't go through our land!" Then Edom sent out its strongest troops
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.
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He aunswered: Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out agaynst hym with much people, and with a mightie power.
Complete Jewish Bible
But he said, "You are not to pass through"; and Edom came out against them with many people and much force.
Darby Translation
And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
Easy-to-Read Version
But again the king of Edom answered, "We will not allow you to come through our country." Then the king of Edom gathered a large and powerful army and went out to fight against the Israelites.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said: 'Thou shalt not pass through.' And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
King James Version (1611)
And he said, Thou shalt not goe thorow. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
New Life Bible
But Edom said, "You must not pass through." And Edom came out against him with many men and much strength.
New Revised Standard
But he said, "You shall not pass through." And Edom came out against them with a large force, heavily armed.
J.B. Rotherham 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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Hee answered againe, Thou shalt not goe through. The Edom came out against him with much people, and with a mightie power.
George Lamsa Translation
But Edom said. You shall not pass through. And Edom came out against them with a strong force, and with a strong hand.
Good News Translation
The Edomites repeated, "We refuse!" and they marched out with a powerful army to attack the people of Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he answered: Thou shalt not pass. And immediately he came forth to meet them with an infinite multitude, and a strong hand,
Revised Standard Version
But he said, "You shall not pass through." And Edom came out against them with many men, and with a strong force.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said, Thou shalt not pass through me; and Edom went forth to meet him with a great host, and a mighty hand.
Hebrew Names Version
He said, You shall not pass through. Edom came out against him with much people, 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.
Lexham English Bible
But he said, "You will not go through." And Edom went out to meet them with a large army and a strong hand.
Literal Translation
And he said, You shall not pass through. And Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But he sayde: Thou shalt not go thorow, And the Edomites came out against them with a mightie people & a stroge hande.
THE MESSAGE
He answered again: "No. You may not come through." And Edom came out and blocked the way with a crowd of people brandishing weapons. Edom refused to let them cross through his land. So Israel had to detour around him.
New American Standard Bible
But he said, "You shall not pass through." And Edom came out against him with a heavy force and a strong hand.
New King James Version
Then he said, "You shall not pass through." So Edom came out against them with many men and with a strong hand.
New Living Translation
But the king of Edom replied, "Stay out! You may not pass through our land." With that he mobilized his army and marched out against them with an imposing force.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But he said, "You shall not pass through." And Edom came out against him with a heavy force and with a strong hand.
Legacy Standard Bible
But he said, "You shall not pass through." And Edom came out to meet him with a heavy force and with a strong hand.

Contextual Overview

14Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says, ‘You know all the hardships that have overtaken us. 15Our fathers went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt many years, but the Egyptians treated us and our fathers badly. 16When we cried out to the Lord, he heard our plea, and sent an angel, and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the border of your territory. 17Please let us travel through your land. We won’t travel through any field or vineyard, or drink any well water. We will travel the King’s Highway; we won’t turn to the right or the left until we have traveled through your territory.’” 18But Edom answered him, “You will not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.” 19“We will go on the main road,” the Israelites replied to them, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay its price. There will be no problem; only let us travel through on foot.” 20Yet Edom insisted, “You may not travel through.” And they came out to confront them with a large force of heavily-armed people. 21Edom refused to allow Israel to travel through their territory, and Israel turned away from them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Thou shalt: Numbers 20:18, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 32:6, Judges 11:17, Judges 11:20, Psalms 120:7, Ezekiel 35:5-11, Amos 1:11

And Edom: Obadiah 1:10-15

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 2:8 - And when Judges 20:14 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said, thou shall not go through,.... Which is an absolute and peremptory denial:

and Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand; the king raised the militia of his country, and came at the head of a powerful army to hinder their passing into it; being fearful and jealous, lest such a large body as they were should seize on his country, or spoil it, not relying on their promises; and this might arise also from the old grudge of Esau against Jacob, and which continued in his posterity, and might now be revived upon their going to Canaan to possess the earthly blessing conferred on Jacob and his seed: however, it seems, though the Edomites would not let Israel pass through their country, yet they furnished them with food and drink for their money, Deuteronomy 2:28.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The Israelites, without awaiting at Kadesh the return of their ambassador, commenced their eastward march. At the tidings of their approach the Edomites mustered their forces to oppose them; and on crossing the Arabah they found their ascent through the mountains barred. The notice of this is inserted here to complete the narrative; but in order of time it comes after the march described in Numbers 20:22.


 
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