“Now behold, the sons of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir—whose land You did not allow Israel to invade when they came from the land of Egypt, instead they turned aside from them and did not destroy them—
Numbers 20:21 - Tree of Life Version Since Edom refused to permit Israel to cross through her territory, Israel turned away from them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, so Israel turned away from him. American Standard Version (1901) Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him. Common English Bible Edom refused to allow Israel to cross his border. And Israel turned away from him. Catholic Public Domain Version neither was he willing to agree to their petition to concede passage through his borders. For this reason, Israel diverted away from him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Neither would he condescend to their desire to grant them passage through his borders. Wherefore Israel turned another way from him. |
“Now behold, the sons of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir—whose land You did not allow Israel to invade when they came from the land of Egypt, instead they turned aside from them and did not destroy them—
But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, Sihon called out his entire army and marched out into the desert to oppose Israel. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.
They travelled from Mount Hor along the route to the Sea of Reeds in order to go around the land of Edom. The spirit of the people became impatient along the way.
‘Let me pass through your land—I will go only by way of the road. I will not turn to the right or to the left.
as the sons of Esau dwelling in Seir and the Moabites in Ar did for me—until I cross over the Jordan into the land that Adonai our God is giving to us.’
then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom saying, “Please, let me pass through your land,” but the king of Edom would not consent. Similarly he sent word to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel, after staying at Kadesh,
traveled through the wilderness, around the land of Edom and the land of Moab, came to the east side of the land of Moab and they camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab.
Don’t you possess what Chemosh your god gives you to possess? Likewise, whatever Adonai our God has dispossessed from before us, this we will possess.