“While we were in the desert of Kedemoth, I sent messengers to Sihon, the king of Heshbon. The messengers offered peace to Sihon. They said,
Deuteronomy 2:27 - Easy To Read Version ‘Let us go through your land. We will stay on the road. We will not turn off the road to the right or to the left. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let me pass through your land. I will go only by the road, turning aside neither to the right nor to the left. American Standard Version (1901) Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the highway, I will turn neither unto the right hand nor to the left. Common English Bible “Please let us pass through your land. We promise to stay on the road. We won’t step off it, right or left. Catholic Public Domain Version 'We will cross through your land. We will advance by the public way. We will not turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version We will pass through thy land: we will go along by the highway: we will not turn aside neither to the right hand nor to the left. |
“While we were in the desert of Kedemoth, I sent messengers to Sihon, the king of Heshbon. The messengers offered peace to Sihon. They said,
We will pay you in silver for any food we eat or any water we drink. We only want to march through your country.
You must pay the people of Esau for any food you eat or water you drink there.
Then the people of Israel sent messengers to Sihon the king of the Amorite people. Sihon was the king of the city of Heshbon. The messengers asked Sihon, “Let the people of Israel pass through your land. We want to go to our land.”