Numbers Chapter 20 verse 21 Holy Bible
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
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So Edom would not let Israel go through his land; and Israel went in another direction.
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Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory; and Israel turned away from him.
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Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
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Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
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Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: why Israel turned away from him.
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and Edom refuseth to suffer Israel to pass over through his border, and Israel turneth aside from off him.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo Edomאֱד֗וֹם (’ĕ·ḏō·wm)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 123: The name of a condimentrefusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ן ׀ (way·mā·’ên)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 3985: To refuseto allowנְתֹן֙ (nə·ṯōn)Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 5414: To give, put, setIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descto passעֲבֹ֖ר (‘ă·ḇōr)Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass onthrough their territory,בִּגְבֻל֑וֹ (biḡ·ḇu·lōw)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosedand Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descturned awayוַיֵּ֥ט (way·yêṭ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bendfrom them.מֵעָלָֽיו׃ (mê·‘ā·lāw)Preposition-m | third person masculine singularStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstJump to PreviousAllow Border Direction Edom Israel Passage Refused Refuseth Territory Turned Turneth Wherefore