Numbers 20:14-16

Christian Standard Bible

Edom Denies Passage

¹⁴ Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel^(A) says, ‘You know all the hardships that have overtaken us. ¹⁵ Our ancestors went down to Egypt, and we lived in Egypt many years, but the Egyptians treated us and our ancestors badly. ¹⁶ When we cried out to the Lord, he heard our plea,^[a] and sent an angel,^[b](B) and brought us out of Egypt. Now look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the border of your territory.