Numbers 20:17-21 Let us pass through thy land. We will not march through the fields, nor vineyards, nor drink water out of thy cisterns. We will march along the king's high way, and will not turn aside to the right, nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁷ Let us pass through thy land. We will not march through the fields, nor vineyards, nor drink water out of thy cisterns. We will march along the king's high way, and will not turn aside to the right, nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders. ¹⁸ But Edom said to him, Thou shalt not pass through me. If thou attempt it, I will come out to meet thee in battle. ¹⁹ Whereupon the children of Israel said, Let us pass through along the mountains, and if I, or my cattle drink of thy water, I will make thee compensation. Grant but this. It is but a small matter. Let us march through along the mountain. ²⁰ But he said, Thou shalt not pass through me. And Edom came out to meet him with a great multitude, and a strong hand. ²¹ As Edom would not grant Israel a passage through his borders, therefore they turned aside from him;