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Numbers 20:17

Highway

15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:

16 And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:

Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’s high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.

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

19 And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.

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BSB
Please let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.”
KJV
Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’s high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.
WEB
“Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink from the water of the wells. We will go along the king’s highway. We will not turn away to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed your border.”
ASV
Let 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.
DARBY
Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country; we will not pass through fields, or through vineyards, neither will we drink water out of the wells: we will go by the king's road; we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy border.
BLB
Let us pass, please, through your country. We will not pass through fields or vineyards, nor will we drink the water of a well. We will go along the Highway of the King; we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left until that we have passed through your territory.”
ÅB
Kjære, la oss få dra gjennom ditt land! Vi skal hverken gå gjennom åker eller vingård, heller ikke drikke vann av noen brønn; etter kongeveien vil vi dra og ikke bøye av hverken til høyre eller til venstre, før vi er kommet gjennom ditt land.
OTB
La oss få lov til å passere gjennom ditt land. Vi vil ikke gå gjennom noen åker eller vingård eller drikke vann fra noen brønn. Vi vil reise langs Kongeveien og ikke svinge til høyre eller venstre før vi har passert gjennom ditt område.”
B1930
Kjære, la oss få dra gjennem ditt land! Vi skal hverken gå gjennem åker eller vingård, heller ikke drikke vann av nogen brønn; efter kongeveien vil vi dra og ikke bøie av hverken til høire eller til venstre, før vi er kommet gjennem ditt land.

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 2:27

    Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:1–4

    Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.

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  • Numbers 21:1

    And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.

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  • Numbers 21:22–24

    Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king’s high way, until we be past thy borders.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:29

    (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us.

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