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The Book of Numbers, Chapter 20, Verse 19

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And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
King James Version
And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without [doing] any thing [else], go through on my feet.
American Standard Version
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.
New English Translation
Then the Israelites said to him,“We will go along the highway, and if we or our cattle drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We will only pass through on our feet, without doing anything else.”
World English Bible
The children of Israel said to him, "We will go up by the highway; and if we drink of your water, I and my livestock, then will I give its price: let me only, without [doing] anything [else], pass through on my feet."
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And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
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Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
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And the children of Israel, [even] the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.
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And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,
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Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of Meribah.
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Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto mount Hor:
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And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered [unto his people], and shall die there.
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And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
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And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.
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And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirty days, [even] all the house of Israel.