Numbers 20:17-19

New Catholic Bible

¹⁷ Please, let us pass through your land. We will not walk through the vineyards nor drink from the wells. We will pass along the King’s Highway, and we will not turn to the right nor to the left until we have crossed over your borders.’ ”

¹⁸ But Edom said, “You will not pass through. Otherwise, I will come out against you with the sword.”

¹⁹ The people of Israel replied, “We will go along the main road. If my cattle drink from your water, I will pay for it. Only let me pass through on foot, nothing else.”