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.

^{22 Ref} And they journeyed from Kadesh: and the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, came unto mount Hor.

^{23 Ref} And Jehovah spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying,