^{14 Ref} 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:

^{15 Ref} how our fathers went down into Egypt, and we dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and our fathers:

^{16 Ref} and when we cried unto Jehovah, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border.

^{17 Ref} Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy land: we will not pass through field or through vineyard, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go along the king's highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy border.

¹⁸ And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.

^{19 Ref} And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of thy water, I and my cattle, then will I give the price thereof: let me only, without `doing' anything `else', pass through on my feet.

^{20 Ref} And he said, Thou shalt not pass through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

^{21 Ref} Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.