Many other people went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.
Numbers 20:19 - New International Version (Anglicised) The Israelites replied: ‘We will go along the main road, and if we or our livestock drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We only want to pass through on foot – nothing else.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Many other people went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.
Sell us food to eat and water to drink for their price in silver. Only let us pass through on foot –
You are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.” ’
Then the cows went straight up towards Beth Shemesh, keeping on the road and lowing all the way; they did not turn to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed them as far as the border of Beth Shemesh.