Verse 18
Numbers 20:18
New Living Translation
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But the king of Edom said, “Stay out of my land, or I will meet you with an army!”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָי/ו֙ אֱד֔וֹם לֹ֥א תַעֲבֹ֖ר בִּ֑/י פֶּן בַּ/חֶ֖רֶב אֵצֵ֥א לִ/קְרָאתֶֽ/ךָ
English Translation
And Edom said to me, "You shall not pass through me, lest the sword come out to meet you."
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Chapter 20 Context
1
In the first month of the year, the whole community of Israel arrived in the wilderness of Zin and c...
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2
There was no water for the people to drink at that place, so they rebelled against Moses and Aaron.
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3
The people blamed Moses and said, “If only we had died in the LORD’s presence with our brothers!
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4
Why have you brought the congregation of the LORD’s people into this wilderness to die, along with a...
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5
Why did you make us leave Egypt and bring us here to this terrible place? This land has no grain, no...
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6
Moses and Aaron turned away from the people and went to the entrance of the Tabernacle, where they f...
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7
and the LORD said to Moses,
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8
“You and Aaron must take the staff and assemble the entire community. As the people watch, speak to...
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9
So Moses did as he was told. He took the staff from the place where it was kept before the LORD.
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10
Then he and Aaron summoned the people to come and gather at the rock. “Listen, you rebels!” he shout...
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11
Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with the staff, and water gushed out. So the en...
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12
But the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust me enough to demonstrate my holines...
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13
This place was known as the waters of Meribah (which means “arguing”) because there the people of Is...
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14
While Moses was at Kadesh, he sent ambassadors to the king of Edom with this message: “This is what...
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15
Our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived there a long time, and we and our ancestors were brut...
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16
But when we cried out to the LORD, he heard us and sent an angel who brought us out of Egypt. Now we...
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17
Please let us travel through your land. We will be careful not to go through your fields and vineyar...
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18
But the king of Edom said, “Stay out of my land, or I will meet you with an army!”
19
The Israelites answered, “We will stay on the main road. If our livestock drink your water, we will...
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20
But the king of Edom replied, “Stay out! You may not pass through our land.” With that he mobilized...
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21
Because Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their country, Israel was forced to turn around...
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22
The whole community of Israel left Kadesh and arrived at Mount Hor.
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23
There, on the border of the land of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
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24
“The time has come for Aaron to join his ancestors in death. He will not enter the land I am giving...
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25
Now take Aaron and his son Eleazar up Mount Hor.
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26
There you will remove Aaron’s priestly garments and put them on Eleazar, his son. Aaron will die the...
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27
So Moses did as the LORD commanded. The three of them went up Mount Hor together as the whole commun...
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28
At the summit, Moses removed the priestly garments from Aaron and put them on Eleazar, Aaron’s son....
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29
When the people realized that Aaron had died, all Israel mourned for him thirty days.
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