And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
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4 additional translationsAnd he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
But Edom insisted, “You may not pass through.” And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand.
And he saith, `Thou dost not pass over;' and Edom cometh out to meet him with much people, and with a strong hand;
And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentNumbers — Israel on the move — and Israel on the ground in rebellion. Two censuses bracket thirty-eight wilderness years; God's faithfulness holds where the people's does not.
- Author
- Moses — the wilderness narrator; ‘Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys’ (33:2)
- Date
- The wilderness years, c. 15th–13th century BC