Numbers 20:14
And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:
KJV
Misit interea nuntios Moyses de Cades ad regem Edom, qui dicerent : Hæc mandat frater tuus Israël : Nosti omnem laborem qui apprehendit nos,
Vulgate
Καὶ ἀπέστειλεν Μωυσῆς ἀγγέλους ἐκ Καδὴς πρὸς βασιλέα Ἐδὼμ λέγων Τάδε λέγει ὁ ἀδελφός σου Ἰσραήλ Σὺ ἐπίστῃ πάντα τὸν μόχθον τὸν εὑρόντα ἡμᾶς·
LXX
And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:
ASV
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֨ח מֹשֶׁ֧ה מַלְאָכִ֛ים מִ/קָּדֵ֖שׁ אֶל מֶ֣לֶךְ אֱד֑וֹם כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אָחִ֣י/ךָ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתָּ אֵ֥ת כָּל הַ/תְּלָאָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר מְצָאָֽתְ/נוּ
Hebrew
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In this verse
In the original Hebrew
18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Covers the rebellion of Korah, the spies sent to Canaan, the 40 years of wandering, Balaam's oracles, the conquest of Transjordan, and the death of Moses. Josephus portrays Moses as one of the greatest legislators in human history.
Cross-references
- Amos 1:11 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his a
- Deut 2:4 — And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves the
- Deut 23:7 — Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.
- Deut 23:7 — Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.
- Exod 18:8 — And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them
- Gen 25:23 — And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall se
- Gen 25:30 — And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
- Gen 36:1 — Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.
- Gen 36:31 — And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
- Judg 11:16 — But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;
- Judg 11:17 — Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moa
- Num 20:22 — And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.
- Num 21:21 — And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
- Obad 1:10 — For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.