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Numbers 20:18
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KJ21
And Edom said unto him: “Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.”
ASV
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.
AMP
But [the king of] Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through my territory, or I will come out against you with the sword.”
AMPC
But Edom said to him, You shall not go through, lest I come out against you with the sword.
BRG
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
CSB
But Edom answered him, “You will not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”
CSBA
But Edom answered him, ‘You will not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.’
CEB
Edom said to him, “You won’t cross through, or I will come out against you with a sword.”
CJB
But Edom answered, “You are not to pass through my land; if you do, I will come out against you with the sword.”
CEV
But the king of Edom answered, “No, I won't let you go through our country! And if you try, we will attack you.”
DARBY
But Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
DRA
And Edom answered them: Thou shalt not pass by me: if thou dost I will come out armed against thee.
ERV
But the king of Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land. If you try to travel through our land, we will come and fight you with swords.”
EASY
The king of Edom said, ‘You must not travel through my country. If you do, we will bring our army to attack you.’
EHV
Edom said to him, “You must not pass through our territory, or we will go out to meet you with the sword.”
ESV
But Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through, lest I come out with the sword against you.”
ESVUK
But Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through, lest I come out with the sword against you.”
EXB
But the king of Edom answered: “You may not pass through here. If you try, I will come and meet you with swords.”
GNV
And Edom answered him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
GW
But the Edomites answered, “You may not pass through our country. If you try, we’ll come out and attack you.”
GNT
But the Edomites answered, “We refuse to let you pass through our country! If you try, we will march out and attack you.”
HCSB
But Edom answered him, “You must not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”
ICB
But the king of Edom answered: “You may not pass through here. If you try, I will come and meet you with swords.”
ISV
But Edom replied, “You are not to pass through my land. If you do, I’ll come out and start a war with you.”
JUB
And Edom replied unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me lest I come out against thee with the sword.
KJV
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
AKJV
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
LSB
Edom, however, said to him, “You shall not pass through us, lest I come out to meet you with the sword.”
LEB
Then Edom said to him, “You will not pass through us lest we will go out to meet you with the sword.”
TLB
But the king of Edom said, “Stay out! If you attempt to enter my land, I will meet you with an army!”
MSG
The king of Edom answered, “Not on your life. If you so much as set a foot on my land, I’ll kill you.”
MEV
Edom said to him, “You will not pass through me, lest with the sword I come out against you.”
NOG
But the Edomites answered, “You may not pass through our country. If you try, we’ll come out and attack you.”
NABRE
But Edom answered him, “You shall not pass through here; if you do, I will advance against you with the sword.”
NASB
Edom, however, said to him, “You shall not pass through us, or I will come out with the sword against you.”
NASB1995
Edom, however, said to him, “You shall not pass through us, or I will come out with the sword against you.”
NCB
But Edom said, “You will not pass through. Otherwise, I will come out against you with the sword.”
NCV
But the king of Edom answered: “You may not pass through here. If you try, I will come and meet you with swords.”
NET
But Edom said to him, “You will not pass through me, or I will come out against you with the sword.”
NIRV
But the people of Edom answered, “We won’t let you pass through here. If you try to, we’ll march out against you. We’ll attack you with our swords.”
NIV
But Edom answered: “You may not pass through here; if you try, we will march out and attack you with the sword.”
NIVUK
But Edom answered: ‘You may not pass through here; if you try, we will march out and attack you with the sword.’
NKJV
Then Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through my land, lest I come out against you with the sword.”
NLV
But Edom said to him, “You must not pass through, or I will come out with the sword against you.”
NLT
But the king of Edom said, “Stay out of my land, or I will meet you with an army!”
NRSVA
But Edom said to him, ‘You shall not pass through, or we will come out with the sword against you.’
NRSVACE
But Edom said to him, ‘You shall not pass through, or we will come out with the sword against you.’
NRSVCE
But Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through, or we will come out with the sword against you.”
NRSVUE
But Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through, or we will come out with the sword against you.”
OJB
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out against thee with the cherev.
RGT
And Edom answered him, “You shall not pass by me, lest I come out against you with the sword.”
RSV
But Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through, lest I come out with the sword against you.”
RSVCE
But Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through, lest I come out with the sword against you.”
TLV
But Edom said to him, “You may not pass through me—or I will march out against you with the sword.”
VOICE
Edom’s Message: No. If you so much as put a foot in our territory, we’ll attack you.
WEB
Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you.”
WYC
To whom Edom answered, Ye shall not pass by me, else I shall be armed, and come against thee. (To whom the Edomites answered, Ye shall not pass through our land, and if ye try, we shall be armed, and shall come out against thee.)
YLT
And Edom saith unto him, `Thou dost not pass over through me, lest with sword I come out to meet thee.'
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