Numbers 20:21 Since Edom refused to let them go through their territory, Israel turned away from them.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Since Edom refused to let them go through their territory, Israel turned away from them.

English Standard Version
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, so Israel turned away from him.

New American Standard Bible
Thus Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through his territory; so Israel turned away from him.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Edom refused to allow Israel to travel through their territory, and Israel turned away from them.

International Standard Version
That's how Edom refused Israel passage through their territory. So Israel turned away from there.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
Neither would he condescend to their desire to grant them passage through his borders. Wherefore Israel turned another way from him.

Darby Bible Translation
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory; and Israel turned away from him.

Young's Literal Translation
and Edom refuseth to suffer Israel to pass over through his border, and Israel turneth aside from off him.

Cross References

Numbers 21:23
And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

Deuteronomy 2:8
And when we passed by from our brothers the children of Esau, which dwelled 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 11:17
Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray you, pass through your land: but the king of Edom would not listen thereto. And in like manner they sent to the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel stayed in Kadesh.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

20:14-21 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.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

21. Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border, &c.—A churlish refusal obliged them to take another route. (See on [81]Nu 21:4; [82]De 2:4; and [83]Jud 11:18; see also 1Sa 14:47; 2Sa 8:14, which describe the retribution that was taken.)