Numbers 20:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ 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)

¹⁹ 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

¹⁹ 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

¹⁹ 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

¹⁹ 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.

Numbers 20:19 Cross References

Exodus 12:38

A mixed crowd also went up with them and livestock in great numbers, both flocks and herds.

Deuteronomy 2:28

You shall sell me food for money, so that I may eat, and supply me water for money, so that I may drink. Only allow me to pass through on foot—

Deuteronomy 2:6

You shall purchase food from them for money, so that you may eat, and you shall also buy water from them for money, so that you may drink.

1 Samuel 6:12

The cows went straight in the direction of Beth-shemesh along one highway, lowing as they went; they turned neither to the right nor to the left, and the lords of the Philistines went after them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh.