Numbers 20:18

What does Numbers 20:18 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 20:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And Edom said, You are not to go through my land, for if you do I will come out against you with the sword.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Edom saith unto him, `Thou dost not pass over through me, lest with sword I come out to meet thee.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Edom answered them: Thou shalt not pass by me: if thou dost I will come out armed against thee.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

But Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

Context

v.17Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy land: we will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink of the water of the wells; we will go along the king’s highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy border.

v.18This passage

v.19And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of thy water, I and my cattle, then will I give the price thereof: let me only, without doing anything else, pass through on my feet.

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