Numbers 20:17-19

Contemporary English Version

¹⁷ Please let us go through your country. We won't go near your fields or vineyards, and we won't drink any water from your wells. We will stay on the main road^[a] until we leave your territory.

¹⁸ But the king of Edom answered, “No, I won't let you go through our country! And if you try, we will attack you.”

¹⁹ Moses sent back this message: “We promise to stay on the main road, and if any of us or our livestock drink your water, we will pay for it. We just want to pass through.”