Numbers 20:14-16

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The Israelites want to travel through Edom

¹⁴ From Kadesh, Moses sent men to the king of Edom with this message: ‘We are Israelites, your relatives. We should be friendly to each other. You know about all the troubles that have happened to us. ¹⁵ Our ancestors went to Egypt. We lived there for many years. The people in Egypt were cruel to us. ¹⁶ But when we asked the Lord to help us, he heard us. He sent an angel and he brought us out from Egypt.

Now we are here at Kadesh, which is a town at the border of your land.