Numbers 20:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁸ But Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through, or we will come out with the sword against you.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ But Edom said to him, You shall not go through, lest I come out against you with the sword.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Edom said to him, “You won’t cross through, or I will come out against you with a sword.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ Edom responded to them: "You shall not cross through me, otherwise, I will meet you armed."

Numbers 20:18 Cross References

Numbers 24:18

Edom will become a possession, Seir a possession of its enemies, while Israel does valiantly.

Numbers 20:19

The Israelites said to him, “We will stay on the highway, and if we drink of your water, we and our livestock, then we will pay for it. It is only a small matter; just let us pass through on foot.”

Numbers 20:20

But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against them with a large force, heavily armed.

Numbers 21:4

From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom, but the people became discouraged on the way.

Numbers 21:23

But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel to the wilderness; he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel.

Deuteronomy 2:29

just as the descendants of Esau who live in Seir have done for me and likewise the Moabites who live in Ar—until I cross the Jordan into the land that the Lord our God is giving us.’