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Numbers 20:18

And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

KJV

Cui respondit Edom : Non transibis per me, alioquin armatus occurram tibi.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτὸν Ἐδώμ Οὐ διελεύσῃ δι’ ἐμοῦ· εἰ δὲ μή, ἐν πολέμῳ ἐξελεύσομαι εἰς συνάντησίν σοι.

LXX

And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָי/ו֙ אֱד֔וֹם לֹ֥א תַעֲבֹ֖ר בִּ֑/י פֶּן בַּ/חֶ֖רֶב אֵצֵ֥א לִ/קְרָאתֶֽ/ךָ

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Esau
Places Edom

In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱד֔וֹם
'dvm
proper_noun · 99×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
וֹ
v
verb · 100×
חֶ֖רֶב
chrb
noun · 409×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
עֹבֵ֣ר
'br
verb · 561×
פֶּן
pn
conjunction · 132×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 2:29 — (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us.