LEB(i)
14 From Kadesh Moses sent messengers to the king of Edom: "Thus your brother Israel has said, 'You know all the hardship that has found us;
15 our ancestors* went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt ⌊a long time⌋,* and the Egyptians mistreated us and our ancestors.*
16 Then we cried to Yahweh, and he heard our voice; he sent an angel and brought us out from Egypt. And look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the edge of your territory.
17 Please let us go through your land. We will not go through a field or vineyard, and we will not drink water from a well. We will go along the road of the king; we will not turn aside right or left until we have gone through your territory.'"
18 Then Edom said to him, "You will not pass through us* lest ⌊we will go out⌋* to meet you with the sword."
19 The ⌊Israelites⌋* said to him, "We will go up on the main road, and if we* and our livestock* drink your water, we will pay for it.* It is only a small matter; let us pass through on our feet."*
20 But he said, "You will not go through." And Edom went out to meet ⌊them⌋* with a large army and a strong hand.
21 So Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, and Israel turned aside from him.