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Numbers 20:18-21

18And Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou shalt not passתַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.VorH5674by me, lest I come outאֵצֵ֥א'e.Tze'H3318againstH7125thee with the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719.

19And the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֘לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, We will goנַעֲלֶה֒na.'a.LehH5927by the high wayבַּֽמְסִלָּ֣הbam.si.LahH4546:and if I and my cattleוּמִקְנַ֔יu.mik.NaiH4735drinkנִשְׁתֶּה֙nish.TehH8354of thy waterמֵימֶ֤יךָmei.Mei.khaH4325,then I will payוְנָתַתִּ֖י מִכְרָ֑םve.na.ta.Ti mikh.RamH4377 H5414for it: I will only, without doingany thingדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697else,go throughאֶֽעֱבֹֽרָה׃'E.'e.Vo.rahH5674on my feetבְּרַגְלַ֥יbe.rag.LaiH7272.

20And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thou shalt not go throughתַעֲבֹ֑רta.'a.VorH5674.And Edomאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123came outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318againstH7125him with muchכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515peopleבְּעַ֥םbe.'AmH5971,and with a strongחֲזָקָֽה׃cha.za.KahH2389handוּבְיָ֥דu.ve.YadH3027.

21Thus Edomאֱד֗וֹם'e.DomH123refusedוַיְמָאֵ֣ן׀vay.ma.'EnH3985to giveנְתֹן֙ne.TonH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478passageעֲבֹ֖ר'a.VorH5674through his borderבִּגְבֻל֑וֹbig.vu.LoH1366:wherefore Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478turned awayוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186from him.

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