Numbers 20:20 - New Revised Standard Version

²⁰ But he said, “You shall not pass through.” And Edom came out against them with a large force, heavily armed.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ But Edom said, You shall not go through. And Edom came out against Israel with many people and a strong hand.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

Common English Bible

²⁰ But he said, “You won’t cross.” Then Edom came out against them with a powerful army and a strong hand.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ But he answered, "You shall not cross." And immediately he went out to meet them with a countless multitude and a strong hand;

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ But he answered: Thou shalt not pass. And immediately he came forth to meet them with an infinite multitude, and a strong hand,

Numbers 20:20 Cross References

Genesis 27:41

Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, “The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”

Genesis 32:6

The messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”

Psalm 120:7

I am for peace; but when I speak, they are for war.

Amos 1:11

Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; because he pursued his brother with the sword and cast off all pity; he maintained his anger perpetually, and kept his wrath forever.

Numbers 20:18

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

Numbers 20:21

Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through their territory; so Israel turned away from them.

Judges 11:17

Israel then sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Let us pass through your land’; but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel remained at Kadesh.

Judges 11:20

But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory; so Sihon gathered all his people together, and encamped at Jahaz, and fought with Israel.