KJV King James Version
Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink [of] the waters of the well: [but] we will go along by the king’s [high] way, until we be past thy borders.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 21:22
Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink [of] the waters of the well: [but] we will go along by the king’s [high] way, until we be past thy borders.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Let us pass through your land. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.”
WEB World English Bible
“Let me pass through your land: we will not turn aside into field, or into vineyard; we will not drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’s highway, until we have passed your border.”
ASV American Standard Version
Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn aside into field, or into vineyard; we will not drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’s highway, until we have passed thy border.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Let me pass through thy land, we do not turn aside into a field, or into a vineyard, we do not drink waters of a well; in the king’s way we go, till that we pass over thy border.’
Surrounding context — Numbers 21
19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:
20 And from Bamoth [in] the valley, that [is] in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.
21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
22 Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink [of] the waters of the well: [but] we will go along by the king’s [high] way, until we be past thy borders.
23 And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
24 And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon [was] strong.
25 And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.
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אֶעְבְּרָ֣הH5674 · a.varto passבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָH776 · e.retsland: country/planetלֹ֤אH3808 · lonotנִטֶּה֙H5186 · na.tahto stretchבְּשָׂדֶ֣הH7704 · sa.daySirionוּבְכֶ֔רֶםH3754 · ke.remvineyardלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotנִשְׁתֶּ֖הH8354 · sha.tahto drinkמֵ֣יH4325 · ma.yimwaterבְאֵ֑רH875 · be.erwellבְּדֶ֤רֶךְH1870 · de.rekhway: conductהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙H4428 · me.lekhkingנֵלֵ֔ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentעַ֥דH5704 · adtillאֲשֶֽׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichנַעֲבֹ֖רH5674 · a.varto passגְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃H1366 · ge.vulborder: boundary
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