Numbers 20:19

The children of Israel said to him, “We will go up by the highway; and if we drink your water, I and my livestock, then I will give its price. Only let me, without doing anything else, pass through on my feet.”

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WEBBE

The children of Israel said to him, “We will go up by the highway; and if we drink your water, I and my livestock, then I will give its price. Only let me, without doing anything else, pass through on my feet.”

BSB

“We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.”

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

And the children of Israel said to him, We will go up by the highway: and if we or our cattle take of your water, we will give you a price for it: only let us go through on our feet, nothing more.

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וַיֹּאמְרוּ vai·yo·me·ru and they said H559 אֵלָיו 'e·lav to him H413 בְּנֵי־ be·nei- [the] people of H1121 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 בַּמְסִלָּה bam·si·lah on the highway H4546 נַעֲלֶה na·'a·leh we will go up H5927 וְאִם־ ve·'im- and if H518 מֵימֶיךָ mei·mei·kha waters your H4325 נִשְׁתֶּה nish·teh we will drink H8354 אֲנִי 'a·ni I H589 וּמִקְנַי u·mik·nai and livestock my H4735 וְנָתַתִּי ve·na·ta·ti and I will give H5414 מִכְרָם mikh·ram price their H4377 רַק rak only H7535 אֵין־ 'ein- there not H369 דָּבָר da·var [is] a thing H1697 בְּרַגְלַי be·rag·lai on feet my H7272 אֶעֱבֹרָה 'e·'e·vo·rah let me pass through H5674

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 14–21

The nearest way to Canaan from the place where Israel encamped, was through the country of Edom. The ambassadors who were sent returned with a denial. The Edomites feared to receive damage by the Israelites. And had this numerous army been under any other discipline than that of the righteous God himself, there might have been cause for this jealousy. But Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing; and now the hatred revived, when the blessing was about to be inherited. We must not think it strange, if reasonable requests be denied by unreasonable men, and if those whom God favours be affronted by men.

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