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Numbers 20:18-21

18But Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙vai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “You may notלֹ֥אlo'H3808פֶּן־pen-H6435travelתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674through our land,or we will come outאֵצֵ֥א'e.Tze'H3318and confront youלִקְרָאתֶֽךָ׃lik.ra.Te.chaH7122with the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719.”

19“We will stayנַעֲלֶה֒na.'a.LehH5927on the main roadבַּֽמְסִלָּ֣הbam.si.LahH4546,”the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֘לbe.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478repliedוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֵלָ֥יו'e.LavH413, “and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518weאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589or our herdsוּמִקְנַ֔יu.mik.NaiH4735drinkנִשְׁתֶּה֙nish.TehH8354your waterמֵימֶ֤יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325,we will payוְנָתַתִּ֖יve.na.ta.TiH5414for itמִכְרָ֑םmikh.RamH4377.There will be noאֵין־'ein-H369problemדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697;onlyרַ֥קrakH7535let us pass throughאֶֽעֱבֹֽרָה׃'E.'e.Vo.rahH5674on footבְּרַגְלַ֥יbe.rag.LaiH7272.”

20But Edomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123insistedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You may notלֹ֣אlo'H3808pass throughתַעֲבֹ֑רta.'a.VorH5674.”And they came outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to confrontלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122the Israeliteswith a largeכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515armyבְּעַ֥םbe.'AmH5971and a strongחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֥דu.ve.YadH3027.

21So Edomאֱד֗וֹם'e.DomH123refusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ן׀vay.ma.'EnH3985to allowנְתֹן֙ne.TonH5414אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to passעֲבֹ֖ר'a.VorH5674through their territoryבִּגְבֻל֑וֹbig.vu.LoH1366,and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478turned awayוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186from themמֵעָלָֽיו׃ פme.'a.LavH5921.

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