A mixed crowd also went up with them, along with a huge number of livestock, both flocks and herds.
Numbers 20:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘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.’ Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Israelites said to him, We will go by the highway, and if I and my livestock drink of your water, I will pay for it. Only let me pass through on foot, nothing else. American Standard Version (1901) And 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. Common English Bible The Israelites said to him, “We’ll go up by the road. If we drink from your water, either we or our livestock, we’ll pay for it. It’s a small matter. We would only ask to cross on foot.” Catholic Public Domain Version And the sons of Israel said: "We will travel by the well-trodden path. And if we or our cattle drink from your waters, we will give you what is just. There shall be no difficulty in the price, only let us cross through quickly." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the children of Israel said: We will go by the beaten way: and if we and our cattle drink of thy waters, we will give thee what is just. There shall be no difficulty in the price; only let us pass speedily. |
A mixed crowd also went up with them, along with a huge number of livestock, both flocks and herds.
You can sell us food in exchange for silver so we may eat, and give us water for silver so we may drink. Only let us travel through on foot,
You may purchase food from them, so that you may eat, and buy water from them to drink.
The cows went straight up the road to Beth-shemesh. They stayed on that one road, lowing as they went; they never strayed to the right or to the left. The Philistine rulers were walking behind them to the territory of Beth-shemesh.