Numbers 20:17
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And we beseech thee that we may have leave to pass through thy country. We will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards, we will not drink the waters of thy wells, but we will go by the common highway, neither turning aside to the right hand, nor to the left, till we are past thy borders.

Numbers 21:1,22-24 And when king Arad the Chanaanite, who dwelt towards the south, had heard this, to wit, that Israel was come by the way of the spies, he fought against them, and overcoming them carried off their spoils. . . .

Deuteronomy 2:1-4,27,29 And departing from thence we came into the wilderness that leadeth to the Red Sea, as the Lord had spoken to me: and we compassed mount Seir a long time. . . .

Context
Edom Refuses Passage
16And how we cried to the Lord, and he heard us, and sent an angel, who hath brought us out of Egypt. Lo, we are now in the city of Cades, which is in the uttermost of thy borders, 17And we beseech thee that we may have leave to pass through thy country. We will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards, we will not drink the waters of thy wells, but we will go by the common highway, neither turning aside to the right hand, nor to the left, till we are past thy borders.18And Edom answered them: Thou shalt not pass by me: if thou dost I will come out armed against thee.…
Cross References
Numbers 21:22
I beseech thee that I may have leave to pass through thy land: we will not go aside into the fields or the vineyards, we will not drink waters of the wells, we will go the king's highway, till we be past thy borders.

2 Chronicles 20:10
Now therefore behold the children of Ammon, and of Moab, and mount Seir, through whose lands thou didst not allow Israel to pass, when they came out of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and slew them not,

Lexicon
Please
נָּ֣א (nā)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

let us pass
נַעְבְּרָה־ (na‘·bə·rāh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

through your land.
בְאַרְצֶ֗ךָ (ḇə·’ar·ṣe·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land

We will not
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

cut
נַעֲבֹר֙ (na·‘ă·ḇōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

through any field
בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה (bə·śā·ḏeh)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7704: Field, land

or vineyard,
וּבְכֶ֔רֶם (ū·ḇə·ḵe·rem)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3754: A garden, vineyard

[or]
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

drink
נִשְׁתֶּ֖ה (niš·teh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8354: To imbibe

water
מֵ֣י (mê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

from any well.
בְאֵ֑ר (ḇə·’êr)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 875: A pit, a well

We will stay on
נֵלֵ֗ךְ (nê·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

the King’s
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

Highway;
דֶּ֧רֶךְ (de·reḵ)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

we will not
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

turn
נִטֶּה֙ (niṭ·ṭeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend

to the right
יָמִ֣ין (yā·mîn)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3225: The right hand, side, the south

or to the left
וּשְׂמֹ֔אול (ū·śə·mō·wl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8040: Dark, the north, the left hand

until
עַ֥ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

we have passed through
נַעֲבֹ֖ר (na·‘ă·ḇōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

your territory.”
גְּבוּלֶֽךָ׃ (gə·ḇū·le·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed


Additional Translations
Please let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.”Let us pass, I pray you, through your country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed your borders.

Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy land: we will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go along the king's highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy border.

We will pass through thy land: we will not go through the fields, nor through the vineyards, nor will we drink water out of thy cistern: we will go by the king's highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left, until we have passed thy borders.

Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country; we will not pass through fields, or through vineyards, neither will we drink water out of the wells: we will go by the king's road; we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy border.

let us pass, I pray thee, through thy land: we will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go along the king's high way, we will not turn aside to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy border.

Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high-way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.

"Please let us pass through your land: we will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go along the king's highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed your border."

Let us pass over, we pray thee, through thy land; we pass not over through a field, or through a vineyard, nor do we drink waters of a well; the way of the king we go, we turn not aside -- right or left -- till that we pass over thy border.'
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