Numbers 20:21

Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

Thus Edom {H123} refused {H3985} to give {H5414} Israel {H3478} passage {H5674} through his border {H1366}: wherefore Israel {H3478} turned away {H5186} from him.

Thus Edom refused to allow Isra'el passage through its territory, so Isra'el turned away.

So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their territory, and Israel turned away from them.

Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

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Cross-References

  • Judges 11:18 (4 votes)

    Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon [was] the border of Moab.

  • Deuteronomy 2:29 (3 votes)

    (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us.

  • Deuteronomy 2:4 (2 votes)

    And command thou the people, saying, Ye [are] to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:

  • Deuteronomy 2:8 (2 votes)

    ¶ And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

  • Judges 11:24 (2 votes)

    Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.

  • Deuteronomy 2:27 (2 votes)

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 23:7 (2 votes)

    Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he [is] thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.